Sehrish Anam

Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar is a lightweight, developer-friendly plugin that adds two things readers love:
<ol>
<li>A reading time badge — shown before/after your post content.</li>
<li>A scroll progress bar — a sleek bar at the top (or bottom) of the screen that fills as the reader scrolls.</li>
</ol>
<h4>✨ What makes it different?</h4>
AI-assisted reading time adjustment 
Posts with lots of headings, bullet lists, and short paragraphs are scanned faster by readers. The plugin detects structure in your content and intelligently reduces the estimate — labelled “AI-adjusted” so readers know.
Per-post overrides via meta box 
Override the calculated reading time for any post. Hide the badge or progress bar per-post, right from the editor.
Accessibility-first design 
– Semantic <code>role="progressbar"</code> with live <code>aria-valuenow</code> updates 
– Meaningful <code>aria-label</code> on every element 
– Keyboard-focusable progress bar 
– Fully respects <code>prefers-reduced-motion</code> 
– Screen-reader-friendly badge with word count in ARIA label
Minimal & performant 
– No jQuery dependency (vanilla JS) 
– No external assets, fonts, or CDN calls 
– No database writes beyond settings 
– No user tracking whatsoever 
– ~1.5 KB JS / ~1.2 KB CSS (gzipped)
Elementor Widget included 
– Drag and drop the Reading Time widget directly in Elementor 
– Full widget controls for badge display and styling 
– Works seamlessly with Elementor’s responsive settings
Developer-friendly 
– Template tags: <code>rte_the_reading_time()</code>, <code>rte_get_reading_time()</code> 
– Filters: <code>rte_badge_html</code>, <code>rte_show_badge</code>, <code>rte_ai_adjustment_factor</code> 
– CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) content support 
– Per-post type configuration
<h4>📐 Settings</h4>
<ul>
<li>Custom WPM (words per minute) — default 238</li>
<li>Enable/disable AI-assisted adjustment</li>
<li>Badge position: before content, after content, or both</li>
<li>Choose which post types show the badge and/or progress bar</li>
<li>Customise badge label text (use <code>{time}</code> placeholder)</li>
<li>Pick progress bar color, height (1–10 px), position (top/bottom)</li>
<li>Optional percentage tooltip on hover</li>
<li>Respect <code>prefers-reduced-motion</code> toggle</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔧 Template Tags</h4>
Use in your theme:
<pre><code><?php rte_the_reading_time(); // echoes "5 min read" ?>

<?php $data = rte_get_reading_time(); echo $data['minutes']; ?>
</code></pre>
<h4>🪝 Filters</h4>
Customise badge HTML: 
 add_filter( ‘rte_badge_html’, function( $html, $result ) { return $html; }, 10, 2 );
Disable badge conditionally: 
 add_filter( ‘rte_show_badge’, ‘__return_false’ );
Tweak AI adjustment factor (0.75–1.0): 
 add_filter( ‘rte_ai_adjustment_factor’, function( $factor, $html ) { return 0.85; }, 10, 2 );

Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar


I was having an issue with post timing, but after downloading and using this plugin, my problem was solved. It’s a great plugin


Good Plugin

A minimalist, accessible reading time badge + scroll progress bar. AI-assisted time adjustment, per-post overrides, zero tracking.

teckut

Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter helps improve user engagement by showing visitors:
✔ How much content they have read 
✔ Which posts are most popular 
✔ A cleaner and more interactive reading experience
The plugin combines a customizable reading progress indicator with a lightweight post view counter that includes anti-refresh protection.
Perfect for:
<ul>
<li>Blogs</li>
<li>News websites</li>
<li>Tutorial sites</li>
<li>Documentation websites</li>
<li>Magazine-style WordPress websites</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Use This Plugin?</h4>
Many readers leave long articles before finishing them.
A reading progress bar encourages visitors to continue scrolling and improves content interaction. At the same time, the built-in view counter helps display content popularity and social proof.
This plugin is lightweight, easy to configure, and works without external tracking services.
<h4>Reading Progress Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Top reading progress bar</li>
<li>Circular/radial progress indicator</li>
<li>Custom colors and thickness</li>
<li>Multiple display positions</li>
<li>Mobile-friendly design</li>
<li>Select supported post types</li>
<li>Lightweight frontend assets</li>
</ul>
<h4>Post View Counter Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Smart anti-refresh protection</li>
<li>Configurable lock window</li>
<li>Custom prefix & suffix</li>
<li>Multiple display positions</li>
<li>Manual shortcode placement</li>
<li>Support for specific post IDs</li>
<li>Hide zero-view counts</li>
</ul>
<h4>Easy Customization</h4>
<ul>
<li>Beginner-friendly settings</li>
<li>Clean WordPress admin UI</li>
<li>No coding required</li>
<li>Lightweight and performance-focused</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
Display the counter anywhere manually:
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter]
</code></pre>
Alias shortcode:
<pre><code>[arpvc_read_count]
</code></pre>
Show views for a specific post:
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter post_id="123"]
</code></pre>
Add custom text:
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter prefix="Views:" suffix="Total"]
</code></pre>
Hide counter when views are zero:
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter show_zero="0"]<h3>Development</h3>
</code></pre>
Source code is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/Teckut-Git/advanced-reading-progress-view-counter
Production assets included in the plugin are generated using npm and gulp.

Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter

Add beautiful reading progress bars and smart post view counters to improve engagement and user experience on your WordPress site.

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