With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.
Alternatives to Simple Reading Time
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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.
Sam Reading Timev2.5
Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.
Track post views and accumulate total reading time from visitors. Display engagement metrics in your admin dashboard and post list columns.
Graceful Extrav1.0.0
Companion addon for Graceful theme. Adds reading time, post views, post display options, and a floating back-to-top button.
Optic Read-O-Meterv1.0.0
Drops an "X min read" line above your posts. Five styles, color palettes, image-aware time, plural wording, shortcode and block.
Boost local Geo-SEO, Table of Contents, reading time, Spanish readability metrics, and generate local event posts with Google Gemini AI.
Sangar Studio ReadFlowv1.3.0
Displays blog post reading times and generates premium AI voice audio narrations using OpenAI TTS with local caching.
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