ibrahimhalefoglu

ReadSpan adds two lightweight engagement features to your WordPress site:
Reading Time Badge 
A pill-shaped badge that displays estimated reading time, injected before, after, or both sides of post content. Supports three SVG icons (clock, book, stopwatch), custom colors, shapes, padding, and font size. Works via shortcode too.
Scroll Progress Bar 
A fixed-position progress bar (top or bottom of the viewport) that fills as the reader scrolls. Supports solid color, gradient, configurable height, and a real-time countdown feature in the badge.
Highlights
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<li>Zero JavaScript dependencies — vanilla JS, passive scroll listener with requestAnimationFrame throttle</li>
<li>CSS custom properties for instant style updates</li>
<li>24 configurable settings via a clean 3-tab admin UI with live preview</li>
<li>Mobile hide option (below 768 px)</li>
<li>Dark mode admin UI (prefers-color-scheme: dark)</li>
<li>Shortcode <code>[readspan]</code> support</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 compatible, no Composer required on production</li>
<li>Follows WordPress Coding Standards and DDD architecture</li>
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ReadSpan — Customizable Reading Time Badge & Progress Bar

Show a reading time badge and a scroll progress bar on your posts and pages — fully customizable from the admin panel.

shoaibhassan12

Dlogix Smart Reading Bar adds a thin, animated progress bar to the top (or bottom) of every page on your WordPress site, giving readers a visual indicator of how far they have scrolled.
Features:
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<li>Choose any bar color with the native color picker — no extra library needed.</li>
<li>Position the bar at the top or bottom of the screen.</li>
<li>Set bar thickness from 1 px to 20 px.</li>
<li>Live preview in the settings page before saving.</li>
<li>Buttery-smooth animation via <code>requestAnimationFrame</code> and passive scroll listeners.</li>
<li>Zero dependencies — no jQuery, no external libraries, no CDN calls.</li>
<li>Fully accessible: ARIA <code>role="progressbar"</code> with live <code>aria-valuenow</code> updates.</li>
<li>Multisite compatible.</li>
<li>Clean uninstall — removes all plugin data when deleted.</li>
<li>PHP 7.2+ compatible.</li>
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Dlogix Smart Reading Bar

A lightweight, smooth reading progress bar that shows users how far they have scrolled through a page or post.

ReadSpan — Customizable Reading Time Badge & Progress Bar vs Dlogix Smart Reading Bar