Adds a lightweight reading time indicator to the beginning of post content.
Alternatives to Optic Read-O-Meter
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Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.
Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.
Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.
Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.
Companion addon for Graceful theme. Adds reading time, post views, post display options, and a floating back-to-top button.
With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.
Track post views and accumulate total reading time from visitors. Display engagement metrics in your admin dashboard and post list columns.
Show estimated reading time with an optional scroll progress bar. A lightweight, FSE-ready Gutenberg block that loads only where used.
Show an estimated "X min read" on your posts, and anywhere with the [reading_time] shortcode.