Sam Reading Timev2.5
Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.
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Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.
Adds a reading progress bar and estimated article read time to improve engagement and reading experience.
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.
With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.
Show an estimated "X min read" on your posts, and anywhere with the [reading_time] shortcode.
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.
Calculate and display total reading time| Calculate and display Characters and Words | Progress Bar
Brevio Reading Durationv1.0.0
Displays an estimated reading time at the top of each blog post.
Optic Read-O-Meterv1.0.0
Drops an "X min read" line above your posts. Five styles, color palettes, image-aware time, plural wording, shortcode and block.