Readlyte – Reading Timev1.0.0
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for blog posts, with a shortcode, a Gutenberg block, and an Elementor widget.
Alternatives to Article Read Time Lite – WordPress plugin for displaying total reading time and progress bar
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Reading Timev1.2.21
Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.
Brevio Reading Durationv1.0.0
Displays an estimated reading time at the top of each blog post.
Fattami Reading Timev1.0.0
Shows an estimated reading time badge on your posts, with Unicode-aware word counting (Arabic, French, CJK) and a simple shortcode.
Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.
Idara Reading Timev1.0.1
Show estimated reading time with an optional scroll progress bar. A lightweight, FSE-ready Gutenberg block that loads only where used.
A lightweight toolkit of small, toggleable site features: scroll to top button, reading progress bar, reading time and a custom scroll bar.
Show an estimated reading time badge and a sleek scroll progress bar — keep readers engaged to the last line. No code needed.
Show a reading time badge and a scroll progress bar on your posts and pages — fully customizable from the admin panel.
ReadMetricv1.0.0
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for posts, pages, and custom post types.