Mohammad Sajid Ansari

Idara Reading Time is a focused, single-purpose Gutenberg block that does one thing well: shows readers how long your post will take. It also offers an optional scroll progress bar — a thin bar pinned to the top or bottom of the page that fills as the visitor scrolls.
Idara (إدارة) is an Arabic word meaning “studio” or “administration” — the brand behind a growing family of carefully crafted, single-purpose Gutenberg blocks.
<h4>Why this and not a full block suite?</h4>
Most block plugins ship 30+ blocks you’ll never use, slowing your editor and your frontend. Idara plugins are deliberately small. This one is under 25 KB. CSS and JS load only on pages where the block is present — never globally.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Estimated reading time, calculated server-side from your post content</li>
<li>Display as a single value (“3 min read”) or a friendly range (“2–3 min read”)</li>
<li>Adjustable words-per-minute (50–600)</li>
<li>4 icon styles: clock, timer, hourglass, or none</li>
<li>Optional scroll progress bar with color, height, and position (top/bottom)</li>
<li>Hide on short posts (e.g. don’t show on anything under 2 minutes)</li>
<li>Custom prefix and suffix text</li>
<li>Inherits theme typography and text color via block supports</li>
<li>Full Site Editing (FSE) compatible — works inside block templates and template parts</li>
<li>Block toolbar shortcuts for icon cycling and range toggle</li>
<li>Semantic, accessible markup with ARIA labels</li>
<li>No tracking, no external requests, no third-party services</li>
<li>Translation-ready</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Blog posts where readers want to gauge time investment</li>
<li>Long-form articles where the scroll progress bar improves engagement</li>
<li>Documentation sites</li>
<li>News and magazine layouts</li>
</ul>
<h3>Development</h3>
Source code and build tools are available on GitHub: 
https://github.com/sajid-ansari-65/idara-reading-time
The <code>src/</code> directory contains the unminified JavaScript (ES modules, JSX) and SCSS. Run <code>npm install && npm run build</code> to compile.

Idara Reading Time

Show estimated reading time with an optional scroll progress bar. A lightweight, FSE-ready Gutenberg block that loads only where used.

Groundworx

Groundworx Navigation is a powerful responsive navigation block for WordPress block themes. Build professional navigation menus, mobile-responsive hamburger menus, modal overlays, dropdown navigation, and sticky headers—all with native Gutenberg blocks. No coding required.
Perfect for theme.json block themes, this navigation block gives you complete control over your site’s header navigation, mobile menu behavior, and responsive breakpoints.
<h4>Why Choose Groundworx Navigation?</h4>
Replace complex navigation plugins with a native Gutenberg block solution. Whether you need a simple navigation bar, mobile hamburger menu, full-screen modal overlay, or off-canvas slide-in drawer—Groundworx Navigation handles it all.
Perfect for: 
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<h4>Key Features</h4>
Native Gutenberg Navigation Block 
Build your navigation menu entirely in the WordPress Block Editor—no shortcodes, no legacy menu screens, just blocks.
Four Responsive Layout Templates 
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Multiple Menu Display Styles 
Accordion menus · Accordion Alt · List navigation · Vertical menus · Horizontal navigation bars — mix and match with any layout template.
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Lightweight & Fast 
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<h4>Navigation Templates In Detail</h4>
Modal Navigation 
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Slide-In Navigation 
Off-canvas navigation drawer that slides in from the right edge. Popular for modern web apps and mobile-optimized sites.
Classic Navigation 
Traditional horizontal navigation bar that collapses to a hamburger menu icon on smaller screens. The most familiar navigation pattern for users.
<h4>Block Theme Ready</h4>
Groundworx Navigation is built specifically for theme.json block themes. Works perfectly with: 
* Twenty Twenty-Four 
* Twenty Twenty-Five 
* Blockbase 
* Frost 
* Any FSE (Full Site Editing) block theme
Note: Requires a theme.json-ready block theme. Not compatible with classic PHP themes.

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