A lightweight, smooth reading progress bar that shows users how far they have scrolled through a page or post.
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Free WordPress back-to-top button with reading progress, smart collision detection for chat widgets, accessibility and RTL support.
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Add a beautiful reading progress bar to your WordPress site. Show reading time, track scroll progress, and celebrate readers when they finish your art …
A minimalist, accessible reading time badge + scroll progress bar. AI-assisted time adjustment, per-post overrides, zero tracking.
ZenRead is a lightweight and secure plugin that adds a sleek reading progress bar and an estimated reading time indicator to your WordPress posts.
Add a customizable Scroll to Top button and Reading Progress Bar. Smooth scroll up, 16+ styles, and mobile responsiveness for better navigation.
Show estimated reading time with an optional scroll progress bar. A lightweight, FSE-ready Gutenberg block that loads only where used.
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.