Add a beautiful reading progress bar to your WordPress site. Show reading time, track scroll progress, and celebrate readers when they finish your art …
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Show an estimated reading time badge and a sleek scroll progress bar — keep readers engaged to the last line. No code needed.
Dlogix Smart Reading Barv1.0.0
A lightweight, smooth reading progress bar that shows users how far they have scrolled through a page or post.
WP Reading Progressv1.7.0
Light weight fully customizable reading progress bar. Sticks to top, bottom or sticky menu, with fallback for small screens. Includes ert (beta).
Elysian Readerv1.0.0
Display a customizable reading progress bar and reading time with an optional floating widget. Lightweight, responsive, and built without jQuery.
RakeshNagar Reading Timev1.0.3
Shows an estimated reading time on single blog posts and pages.
Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.
Sam Reading Timev2.5
Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.
Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.
A lightweight toolkit of small, toggleable site features: scroll to top button, reading progress bar, reading time and a custom scroll bar.