Introduction
As of April 2026, Rocket Reader (Speed-Reader) is a WordPress speed plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 13K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One….
This plugin allows the visitor to read the content of a WordPress web page / post, using the ‘Rocket Reader’
It’s a nifty Speed-Reading plugin. Using the Rocket Reader you can decrease the reading time of an article by, maybe, as much as 80%!
The key is to reduce the eye movement while reading.
In the traditional way of reading, your eyes are constantly moving left to right, and back, loosing precious time (and it’s very tiring too!).
This plugin is presenting the words one by one and it uses a focal point (also called Optical Recognition Point, ORP).
Research proved that your eyes are always looking for a specific point within a word for faster recognition of the pattern.
So by highlighting that focal point it makes reading even way faster!
Y…
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.