About this plugin
ReadBar is a smart and highly customizable plugin that improves user experience by providing estimated reading times and a dynamic reading progress bar for your posts and pages. Enhance content engagement, provide clear expectations, and help your readers easily track their progress through your articles.
Key Features:
* Smart Reading Time Calculation: Automatically estimates reading time for posts/pages based on configurable words per minute.
* Dynamic Reading Progress Bar: Displays a smooth, animating progress bar that updates as users scroll through content.
* Fully Customizable Design: Control colors (text, background, bar), text alignment, font size, margin, and padding to perfectly match your site’s design.
* Flexible Positioning: Place reading time above title, above content, or below content. The progress bar can be fixed at the top or bottom of the viewport.
* Device Visibility Control: Independently enable or disable features for mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
* Post Type Selection: Choose specific post types where the reading time and progress bar should appear automatically.
* Reading Time Shortcode: Use [read_bar_reading_time] to insert reading time anywhere, with optional parameters to override global settings for unique placements.
* Lightweight & Optimized: Built with clean, efficient code to ensure fast page load speeds and optimal performance.
* SEO-Friendly: Designed to enhance user experience without negatively impacting your search engine rankings.
* Translation Ready: Fully internationalized for easy translation into any language.
ReadBar helps you provide a better, more informative, and visually engaging reading experience for your audience.