Show a reading time badge and a scroll progress bar on your posts and pages — fully customizable from the admin panel.
Alternatives to Reading Time and Progress Bar
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Idara Reading Timev1.0.1
Show estimated reading time with an optional scroll progress bar. A lightweight, FSE-ready Gutenberg block that loads only where used.
Add a beautiful reading progress bar to your WordPress site. Show reading time, track scroll progress, and celebrate readers when they finish your art …
Elysian Readerv1.0.0
Display a customizable reading progress bar and reading time with an optional floating widget. Lightweight, responsive, and built without jQuery.
Airkas Scroll Progressv1.0.0
A lightweight and simple reading progress bar that shows visitors how far they have scrolled through your page.
Add reading position indicator on page top.
Readlyte – Reading Timev1.0.0
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for blog posts, with a shortcode, a Gutenberg block, and an Elementor widget.
Catch Scroll Progress Bar is a simple, super-light WordPress progress bar plugin to sow the scrolled progress.