Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.
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Calculate and display total reading time| Calculate and display Characters and Words | Progress Bar
Show an estimated "X min read" on your posts, and anywhere with the [reading_time] shortcode.
A minimalist, accessible reading time badge + scroll progress bar. AI-assisted time adjustment, per-post overrides, zero tracking.
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.
Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.
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.
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.
Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.