Reading Time and Progress Bar
A simple WordPress plugin that displays the estimated reading time and a progress bar at the top of your blog posts as readers scroll through.
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Stale • Last updated 264 days ago • 1 reviews
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Likely maintained (last update 264 days ago).
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Description
Reading Time and Progress Bar is a WordPress plugin designed to enhance reader engagement and provide a better user experience on blogs. It automatically calculates the estimated reading time for each post and displays a progress bar at the top of the page, which fills as the reader scrolls through the content.
This plugin is easy to set up and compatible with any WordPress theme, ensuring that all users can benefit from its features without any coding knowledge required.
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You can extend the functionality of this plugin by adding custom CSS to style the progress bar and adjust the reading time calculation per your preferences.
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Installation
- Upload the
reading-time-progress-barfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- The reading time and progress bar will automatically appear on all your posts.
Frequently Asked Questions
The plugin calculates reading time based on an average reading speed of 200 words per minute.
Yes, the progress bar can be styled using CSS. You can add custom styles to your theme’s CSS file.
Yes, the plugin supports all post types. If you have a specific requirement, you can adjust the plugin settings accordingly.
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Simple yet effective
Changelog
1.0
- Initial release.

