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Ultimate UX Toolkit: Advanced Scroll to Top, Progress Bar, and Smart Reading Time.
Uply is designed to solve one major problem: Reader Fatigue. Long articles can be overwhelming, but with the right visual cues, you can keep users engaged and navigating effortlessly. This plugin brings together three essential tools – Scroll to Top, Progress Bar, and Reading Time — all optimized for speed and SEO.
<h3>1. Advanced Scroll to Top Button</h3>
Make site navigation effortless. Say goodbye to boring navigation and give your users a stylish way to return to the top.
<ul>
<li>Standard Icon Library: Access a clean collection of Arrows, Chevrons, and Circles that fits any theme.</li>
<li>Flexible Positioning: Toggle between Left or Right alignment with adjustable bottom margins.</li>
<li>Custom SVG Icon Builder: Upload your own branding icons and fully customize background colors, borders, and hover effects.</li>
<li>Mobile Visibility Control: Keep your mobile interface clean by specifically enabling or disabling the button on mobile devices.</li>
<li>58+ Premium Button Designs [PRO]: Upgrade to a massive library featuring Rocket icons, Paper planes, 3D animated buttons, and unique modern shapes.</li>
<li>10+ Special Progress Buttons [PRO]: A high-end feature where a circular or square progress indicator is built directly around the button, filling up as the user scrolls.</li>
<li>Unique Styles & Fluid Animations [PRO]: Every Pro button comes with “Joss” (stunning) animations and designer-grade transitions that make your site stand out.</li>
</ul>
<h3>2. Dynamic Reading Progress Bar</h3>
A visual roadmap that encourages users to finish your articles. Give your readers a sense of accomplishment as they scroll.
<ul>
<li>Sleek Minimalist Styles: Solid, Segmented, or Rainbow bars that track progress in real-time.</li>
<li>Top Positioning: A standard, non-intrusive bar fixed to the top of the viewport.</li>
<li>Bottom Viewport Toggle: Choose to fix the progress bar to either the top or the bottom of the screen.</li>
<li>Precision Height & Thickness: Use a range slider to adjust the thickness of the bar to match your brand’s style perfectly.</li>
<li>Intelligent Sticky Offset: Smart “Space Above/Below” settings to prevent the bar from overlapping with your sticky headers or menus.</li>
<li>30+ Premium Animation Styles [PRO]: Access 30+ stunning animations, including Neon Glow, Liquid Metal, Gradient Waves, and Glitch effects.</li>
<li>Advanced Unique Designs [PRO]: High-end, eye-catching designs that elevate your website’s aesthetic instantly.</li>
</ul>
<h3>3. Smart Reading Time Indicator</h3>
Transparency builds trust. Letting readers know the time commitment upfront significantly reduces bounce rates.
<ul>
<li>Precision WPM Algorithm: Automatically calculates reading time based on a customizable “Words Per Minute” logic.</li>
<li>Clean Text Layout: Displays a simple, automated “X min read” label before your content.</li>
<li>Dual-Positioning Display: Display the reading time Before Content, After Content, or in Both locations simultaneously.</li>
<li>Full Typography & Styling Suite: Total control over font size, colors, background padding, and margins—no coding required.</li>
<li>Custom Labels: Fully customize your Prefix (e.g., “Ready in:”) and Postfix (e.g., “minutes”) text.</li>
<li>25+ Designer Layouts [PRO]: Access 25+ unique and advanced layouts featuring professional icons like Clocks, Books, Hourglasses, and Sand-timers.</li>
<li>Stunning Layout Animations [PRO]: Beautifully animated entry and hover effects for the reading time badge.</li>
</ul>
<h3>4. Intelligent Targeting & Performance</h3>
Uply is built for speed and control. It gives power users the tools they need without sacrificing performance.
<ul>
<li>Vanilla CSS Power: No heavy libraries (No jQuery UI or GSAP). All animations are built with optimized CSS for zero impact on Core Web Vitals.</li>
<li>Conditional Display Logic: Enable or disable features globally or for specific Post Types (e.g., show on Posts but hide on Pages).</li>
<li>Precise Page Exclusion: Use a built-in search interface to exclude specific Page IDs or posts where you don’t want the tools to appear.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why Choose Uply?</h3>
Whether you use the feature-packed Free version or the designer-grade PRO version, Uply is engineered to improve your “Time on Site” and “Bounce Rate” — two of the most important metrics for SEO and user satisfaction.

Animated Scroll to Top Button, Progress Bar & Read Time – Uply

Adds Animated Scroll to Top button, dynamic Reading Progress Bar, & estimated Read Time. SEO-optimized, lightweight, and fully customizable.

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The Estimated Reading Time Content plugin automatically calculates and displays the estimated time required to read your posts and pages. It enhances user experience by informing readers about the content length, encouraging engagement and readability.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Automatically displays reading time at the top or bottom of posts and pages.</li>
<li>Customizable words per minute for accurate reading time calculation.</li>
<li>Allows customization of the reading time text, font size, font color, and background color.</li>
<li>Provides a shortcode for inserting reading time in specific locations.</li>
<li>Includes a widget for displaying reading time in sidebars.</li>
<li>Admin settings page for easy configuration.</li>
</ul>
Key Benefits:
<ul>
<li>Improves user engagement by setting reading expectations.</li>
<li>Enhances content readability and planning.</li>
<li>Easy to customize to match your site’s design.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
Once activated, the plugin will automatically display the reading time on all posts and pages based on your settings.
Shortcode:
You can also manually insert the reading time using the shortcode <code>[ertc_reading_time]</code> within your post or page content.
Examples:
<ul>
<li>
To display the reading time within the content:
<pre><code> This is the content of your post. [ertc_reading_time] ``
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>
To display the reading time for a specific post or page by ID:
<pre><code> [ertc_reading_time id="123"] ``
</code></pre>
</li>
</ul>
Widget:
Add the Estimated Reading Time widget to your sidebar or any widget area to display the reading time.

Estimated Reading Time Content

Adds a reading time block to posts and pages, with customizable settings and widget support.

Animated Scroll to Top Button, Progress Bar & Read Time – Uply vs Estimated Reading Time Content