Free reading time, reading progress, and reader controls, with shortcodes and a WordPress block.
Alternatives to Elysian Reader
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A lightweight and simple reading progress bar that shows visitors how far they have scrolled through your page.
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A lightweight, smooth reading progress bar that shows users how far they have scrolled through a page or post.
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A lightweight toolkit of small, toggleable site features: scroll to top button, reading progress bar, reading time and a custom scroll bar.
Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.
Catch Scroll Progress Bar is a simple, super-light WordPress progress bar plugin to sow the scrolled progress.
Show a reading time badge and a scroll progress bar on your posts and pages — fully customizable from the admin panel.
Free WordPress back-to-top button with reading progress, smart collision detection for chat widgets, accessibility and RTL support.