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.

Raúl Rojas

Most websites have no memory. Visitors return and see the same content with no recognition of what they’ve already explored. LekTrail changes that.
For content sites: Show readers which articles they started but didn’t finish, and suggest new content based on their history.
For e-commerce: Display recently viewed products so customers can easily return to items they were considering.
For courses and documentation: Track progress through lessons or guides, showing what’s completed and what’s next.
<h4>How It Works</h4>
LekTrail tracks when visitors scroll through your content:
<ul>
<li>Viewed: Posts they started reading</li>
<li>Completed: Posts they scrolled to the end (configurable threshold)</li>
<li>Suggestions: Unread posts based on your configuration</li>
</ul>
The widget displays three sections: “Continue Reading”, “Completed”, and “Suggested Reading”.
<h4>Two Tracking Modes</h4>
localStorage Mode (Default)
<ul>
<li>Works for all visitors, no login required</li>
<li>Data stored in browser, completely private</li>
<li>Optional consent banner</li>
<li>Data clears if browser storage is cleared</li>
</ul>
Server-Side Mode
<ul>
<li>Requires logged-in users (WordPress users or membership plugin)</li>
<li>Reading history persists across devices</li>
<li>Useful for membership sites, courses, or personalized experiences</li>
<li>Anonymous visitors see suggestions only</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Gutenberg block and shortcode support</li>
<li>Works with any post type (posts, pages, products, custom types)</li>
<li>Configurable scroll threshold to mark content as “completed”</li>
<li>Show/hide excerpts and thumbnails</li>
<li>Suggestion order: random, recent, or related</li>
<li>Category filters for suggestions</li>
<li>Customizable labels (multilingual ready)</li>
<li>Optional consent requirement with built-in banner</li>
<li>Performance caching for suggestions</li>
</ul>
<h4>Development</h4>
Source code and build tools are available on <a href="https://github.com/raulprdev/lektrail" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.

LekTrail Reading Tracker

Show visitors what they've read, what they started, and what to read next.

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