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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
<ul>
<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>
</ul>

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.

Init HTML

Init Reading Position enhances the reading experience by remembering how far a visitor has read on a post. 
When they return, it automatically scrolls back to where they left off.
Perfect for:
<ul>
<li>Long-form articles</li>
<li>Tutorials or guides</li>
<li>Web novels or manga</li>
<li>Any content where readers often stop and come back later</li>
</ul>
This plugin is part of the <a href="https://en.inithtml.com/init-plugin-suite-minimalist-powerful-and-free-wordpress-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Init Plugin Suite</a> — a collection of minimalist, fast, and developer-focused tools for WordPress.
GitHub repository: <a href="https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-reading-position" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-reading-position</a>
Features
<ul>
<li>Saves scroll position using localStorage (guests) or a dedicated database table (logged-in users)</li>
<li>Smart device-based sync: remembers position separately for PC, Mobile, and Tablet</li>
<li>Automatically scrolls back on page load</li>
<li>Lightweight, no jQuery, no bloat</li>
<li>Easy to extend via filters</li>
<li>Optional settings page to control which post types are enabled</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. 
You are free to use, modify, and distribute it under the same license.

Init Reading Position – Remember, Return, Continue

Remembers reading position and auto-scrolls when returning. Works for guests (localStorage) and logged-in users (custom DB table, per device).

ReadSpan — Customizable Reading Time Badge & Progress Bar vs Init Reading Position – Remember, Return, Continue