Show estimated reading time on posts, pages, and custom post types. Customize label, format, position, and reading speed.
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ReadMetricv1.0.0
Automatically calculates and displays estimated reading time for posts, pages, and custom post types.
With this plugin, you can easily display post reading time and a font resizing option on every single blog page.
Displays estimated article reading time using shortcode or template tag with customizable formats.
Tlabe Reading Time Estimator is a lightweight, secure, and customizable reading time estimator for WordPress single posts.
p07.ru Reading Timev1.0.1
Adds a lightweight reading time indicator to the beginning of post content.
Brevio Reading Durationv1.0.0
Displays an estimated reading time at the top of each blog post.
Estimated reading time with a progress bar and live countdown. Fast, lightweight and accurate — works with page builders and caching.
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.
Sangar Studio ReadFlowv1.3.0
Displays blog post reading times and generates premium AI voice audio narrations using OpenAI TTS with local caching.