Displays an estimated reading time at the top of each blog post.
Alternatives to Blog Post Reading Time
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Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.
Show an estimated "X min read" on your posts, and anywhere with the [reading_time] shortcode.
Adds a lightweight reading time indicator to the beginning of post content.
Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.
The tool that puts the reader front and center: reading time, a table of contents, related essays and a Listen button. For any block theme.
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for posts, pages, and custom post types.
With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.
Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.
Shows an estimated reading time badge on your posts, with Unicode-aware word counting (Arabic, French, CJK) and a simple shortcode.