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Adds a lightweight reading time indicator to the beginning of post content.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.4PHP 7.4Updated 8h ago
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Drops an "X min read" line above your posts. Five styles, color palettes, image-aware time, plural wording, shortcode and block.

★ 0.0WP 6.9.7PHP 7.2Updated 5mo ago
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Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.

★ 0.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.4Updated 2mo ago
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A minimalist, accessible reading time badge + scroll progress bar. AI-assisted time adjustment, per-post overrides, zero tracking.

★ 5.0WP 6.9.7PHP 8.0Updated 8mo ago
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Companion addon for Graceful theme. Adds reading time, post views, post display options, and a floating back-to-top button.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.2PHP 7.2Updated 1mo ago
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Track post views and accumulate total reading time from visitors. Display engagement metrics in your admin dashboard and post list columns.

★ 0.0WP 7.0.5PHP 7.4Updated 1mo ago
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Auto refresh posts and pages on a schedule — full reloads or seamless AJAX updates, countdown timers, role exclusions and smart pausing.

★ 5.0WP 7.0.4PHP 7.4Updated 3mo ago
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Boost local Geo-SEO, Table of Contents, reading time, Spanish readability metrics, and generate local event posts with Google Gemini AI.

★ 0.0WP 7.1.4PHP 7.4Updated 7h ago
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Reading Time shows the estimated reading time and puts an animated progress bar inside the post.

★ 3.7WP 7.1PHP 7.4Updated 2mo ago
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