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Reading Time v1.0.0

Shows an accurate reading time on posts and pages. Pro adds a reading progress bar, per-type templates and read-completion stats.

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No credit card for the trial. Pro from $2.42/mo, billed annually. 14-day money-back guarantee.

Reading Time tells your readers how long a post will take before they start. The estimate is worked out from the words in your content, with extra time for every image, and it updates itself whenever you save.

Free

$0 forever

  • Reading time with wpm setting
  • Block
  • Auto-insert
Download free

Reading Time Pro

$29 per year, single site

Everything in Free, plus:

  • A reading progress bar at the top or bottom of the window, in your colours and height.
  • Different label text for each post type, for example "{minutes} min read" for posts and "{minutes} minute guide" for docs.
  • Read-completion statistics: see how many readers reached the end of each post, on the Completion stats tab.
Try Pro free for 14 days

Screenshots

A reading time label before a post
A reading time label before a post
Settings > Reading Time: reading speed, image time, rounding, post types and label text
Settings > Reading Time: reading speed, image time, rounding, post types and label text
The Reading Time block in a Query Loop gives every post on a blog page its own reading time
The Reading Time block in a Query Loop gives every post on a blog page its own reading time
Pro: the reading progress bar at the top of a post, in your colours
Pro: the reading progress bar at the top of a post, in your colours
Pro: completion stats show how many readers reached the end of each post
Pro: completion stats show how many readers reached the end of each post

Pro pricing

One licence covers updates and support for a year. Pick the number of sites you run it on.

Single site

$29/year

$2.42 per month, billed annually

Buy Single site

5 sites

$58/year

$4.83 per month, billed annually

Buy 5 sites

25 sites

$116/year

$9.67 per month, billed annually

Buy 25 sites

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Requirements

WordPress 6.4 or newer (tested up to 7.1), PHP 7.4 or newer. Works with the block editor and the classic editor.

Installation

  1. Download the free version or start the Pro trial above. Freemius emails you the zip and, for Pro, your licence key.
  2. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip and activate it.
  3. Pro: paste the licence key when the plugin asks for it, or later under the plugin's Account screen.

Stuck? Open a support ticket and include your WordPress and PHP versions.