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WP PlugIndex currently records ReadSpan — Customizable Reading Time Badge & Progress Bar version 1.0.0 as active, updated 5mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.
Overview
About this plugin
ReadSpan adds two lightweight engagement features to your WordPress site:
Reading Time Badge
A pill-shaped badge that displays estimated reading time, injected before, after, or both sides of post content. Supports three SVG icons (clock, book, stopwatch), custom colors, shapes, padding, and font size. Works via shortcode too.
Scroll Progress Bar
A fixed-position progress bar (top or bottom of the viewport) that fills as the reader scrolls. Supports solid color, gradient, configurable height, and a real-time countdown feature in the badge.
Highlights
Zero JavaScript dependencies — vanilla JS, passive scroll listener with requestAnimationFrame throttle
CSS custom properties for instant style updates
24 configurable settings via a clean 3-tab admin UI with live preview
Mobile hide option (below 768 px)
Dark mode admin UI (prefers-color-scheme: dark)
Shortcode [readspan] support
PHP 7.4 compatible, no Composer required on production
Follows WordPress Coding Standards and DDD architecture
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
progress bar
reading progress
reading time
badge
engagement
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.0 · PHP 7.4
Update activity14 May 20265mo ago
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