Show an estimated reading time badge and a sleek scroll progress bar — keep readers engaged to the last line. No code needed.
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Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.
Worth The Readv1.14.4
An adjustable progress meter showing how much of the post/page the user has scrolled through, and a read time commitment label near the post titles.
Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.
ReadMetricv1.0.0
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for posts, pages, and custom post types.
RakeshNagar Reading Timev1.0.3
Shows an estimated reading time on single blog posts and pages.
Show an estimated "X min read" on your posts, and anywhere with the [reading_time] shortcode.
Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.
Fattami Reading Timev1.0.0
Shows an estimated reading time badge on your posts, with Unicode-aware word counting (Arabic, French, CJK) and a simple shortcode.
Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.