Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.
Alternatives to TimeSpan
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Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.
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.
With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.
Graceful Extrav1.0.0
Companion addon for Graceful theme. Adds reading time, post views, post display options, and a floating back-to-top button.
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.
RakeshNagar Reading Timev1.0.3
Shows an estimated reading time on single blog posts and pages.
ReadMetricv1.0.0
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for posts, pages, and custom post types.
Brevio Reading Durationv1.0.0
Displays an estimated reading time at the top of each blog post.
Sangar Studio ReadFlowv1.3.0
Displays blog post reading times and generates premium AI voice audio narrations using OpenAI TTS with local caching.