WP Reading Progress
Healthy: maintained, last release 15 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is WP Reading Progress still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 15 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns WP Reading Progress, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer ruigehond since Jun 2019. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was WP Reading Progress removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is WP Reading Progress safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest WP Reading Progress update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.7.0. No one-star spike after it. 11 Feb 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 14 Jun 2019 to 14 Jun 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| ruigehond | 15 Jun 2019 to 15 Aug 2026, 57 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 15 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 19 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 35 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 130 |
| 18 May 2026 | 126 |
| 25 May 2026 | 117 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 123 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 137 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 94 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 79 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 63 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 92 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 86 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 118 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 98 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 131 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 135 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 114 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 100 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 112 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 152 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 121 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 130 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 137 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 146 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 139 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 176 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 162 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 34 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 12% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.7.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Joeri van Veen |
| Added | 15 Jun 2019 |
| Last updated | 15 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Content Management > Blog & Article Publishing |
| Tags | reading, progress, progressbar, estimated reading time |
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Questions
Is WP Reading Progress still maintained?
Yes. Last release 15 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns WP Reading Progress, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ruigehond since Jun 2019.
Was WP Reading Progress removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is WP Reading Progress safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest WP Reading Progress update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.0. No one-star spike after it.