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WP PlugIndex currently records Readlyte – Reading Time version 1.0.0 as active, updated 1mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Overview
About this plugin
Readlyte estimates how long it will take a visitor to read a post, based on its word count and a configurable words-per-minute rate, and displays it as a small badge.
Features
Automatic display before or after post content — no template edits required.
[rdlt_reading_time] shortcode for manual placement, including [rdlt_reading_time id="123"] for another post.
A “Reading Time (Readlyte)” Gutenberg block, server-rendered so it always matches your current settings.
An Elementor widget (when Elementor is active), with per-instance overrides for words-per-minute/text/icon and full Style tab controls (color, typography, icon gap).
Configurable words-per-minute, display text ( {time} / {unit} placeholders), and which post types it applies to.
Word count strips HTML tags, shortcodes, and block-editor comments so the estimate reflects visible text only.
Theme-friendly: styled entirely with CSS classes and custom properties ( --rdlt-color, --rdlt-icon-color, --rdlt-font-size, --rdlt-gap ), so a theme can restyle the badge from its own stylesheet.
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
read time
reading time
blog
content
gutenberg
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested with WP 7.1
Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity10 Sept 20261mo ago
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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
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