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Post reading times

Description

A plugin that allows you to easily display the reading time of any article. Reading time is calculated based on a person’s standard reading speed. The value is displayed before the text.

Screenshots

  • View on the post page.

Installation

  1. Upload dir post-reading-times to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

FAQ

How is reading time calculated?

Reading time is calculated based on a standard human reading speed of 130 words per minute. You cannot change this formula.

What should I do to make the plugin work?

Follow the standard installation instructions for any WordPress plugin. After installation, activate the plugin. Now everything should work.

What languages are available in the plugin?

All types of English, as well as Russian. These are the languages spoken by the creator of the plugin. If you want a translation into your language, please request it from the developer by going to his website https//a.yrokiwp.ru.

Reviews

18. Septembar 2022.
Kudos to the developer of this plugin! After testing many post reading time plugins, this one — by far — performed the best. It’s easy to install, offers a simple interface, and can be easily customized via CSS code. Bonus: It includes a reading time clock icon that you can customize (i.e., change color). Thank you!
20. Juni 2022.
Works fine and looks great my blog on matao.ru! Short code helps a lot to display reading time exactly where you want.
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Contributors & Developers

“Post reading times” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“Post reading times” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

Translate “Post reading times” into your language.

Interested in development?

Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.

Changelog

2.4.2 – 2023-04-03

  • WordPress 6.2 compatible

2.4.1 – 2022-06-23

  • WordPress 6.0.0 compatible

2.4.0 – 2022-06-05

  • Added word per minute setting.

2.3.0 – 2022-02-05

  • Removed the colon
  • Added choice of icon color.

2.2.0 – 2022-02-05

  • Added icon
  • Added shortcode

2.1.0 – 2022-09-04

  • Added settings page.
  • fix small bugs

1.1.0 – 2022-07-03

  • Edit profile and name

1.0.0 – 2022-07-03

  • Creation of the first version.