Mushlih Almubarak

Easy Reading Progress Bar adds a sleek, customizable progress bar to your single post pages, providing readers with a visual indicator of their progress as they scroll through an article. It’s designed to be feather-light, incredibly fast, and compatible with the vast majority of WordPress themes, including modern Block Themes and popular classic themes.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Extremely Lightweight: No extra CSS or JavaScript files loaded. All code is inlined and optimized for performance.</li>
<li>Highly Compatible: Works seamlessly with many themes.</li>
<li>Customizable: Easily change the progress bar’s color and position (top or bottom of the page) from a simple settings page.</li>
<li>Dependency-Free: The frontend script does not rely on jQuery, ensuring it won’t conflict with other plugins or slow down your site.</li>
<li>Developer Friendly: Includes a filter (<code>erpb_bar_height</code>) to programmatically change the bar’s height.</li>
</ul>
This plugin was created with ❤️ by <a href="https://github.com/mushlih-almubarak" rel="nofollow ugc">Mushlih Almubarak</a> from Indonesia.

Easy Reading Progress Bar

A simple, lightweight, and highly compatible reading progress bar for your WordPress posts.

SAM Web Design Agency

Seyyed Ahmadreza Mahjoob

Sam Reading Time (SRT) is a lightweight and efficient plugin to show estimated reading time in WordPress posts using the <code>[sam_reading_time]</code> shortcode.
Includes a minimal settings page directly accessible under the “Posts” admin menu.
Features include: 
– <code>[sam_reading_time]</code> shortcode for displaying reading time 
– Settings panel for WPM (words per minute) speed and output format 
– Clean output: “Reading Time: 4 minutes” 
– Compatible with all post types 
– Easy to use and theme-friendly 
– No external dependencies or JS 
-SEO & Rich Snippets 
-Multilingual Support
<h3>Usage</h3>
Insert the shortcode anywhere inside your post or page content:
<pre><code>[sam_reading_time]
</code></pre>
Or use it in template files like so:
<pre><code>echo do_shortcode('[sam_reading_time]');
</code></pre>
Settings can be accessed via Posts > Reading Time Settings, where you can adjust:
<ul>
<li>Words-per-minute speed</li>
<li>Prefix/suffix text around reading time</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
Developed by SAM Web Design Agency – https://samwda.ir
<h3>License</h3>
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. 
See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html for details.

Sam Reading Time

Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.

Easy Reading Progress Bar vs Sam Reading Time