Estimated Reading Time Content

Description

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:

  • Automatically displays reading time at the top or bottom of posts and pages.
  • Customizable words per minute for accurate reading time calculation.
  • Allows customization of the reading time text, font size, font color, and background color.
  • Provides a shortcode for inserting reading time in specific locations.
  • Includes a widget for displaying reading time in sidebars.
  • Admin settings page for easy configuration.

Key Benefits:

  • Improves user engagement by setting reading expectations.
  • Enhances content readability and planning.
  • Easy to customize to match your site’s design.

Usage

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 [ertc_reading_time] within your post or page content.

Examples:

  • To display the reading time within the content:

     This is the content of your post. [ertc_reading_time] ``
    
  • To display the reading time for a specific post or page by ID:

     [ertc_reading_time id="123"] ``
    

Widget:

Add the Estimated Reading Time widget to your sidebar or any widget area to display the reading time.

Screenshots

  • Settings Page: Configure plugin settings including enabling for posts/pages, position, words per minute, text customization, and styling options.
  • Reading Time Display: Shows the estimated reading time block at the top or bottom of posts and pages.

Installation

  1. Upload the estimated-reading-time-content folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Navigate to Settings Estimated Reading Time to configure the plugin according to your preferences.

FAQ

Does this plugin affect the performance of my website?

No, the plugin is optimized to efficiently calculate and display reading time without significantly impacting site performance.

Can I customize the appearance of the reading time block?

Yes, you can customize the font size, font color, and background color of the reading time block through the plugin’s settings page.

How is the reading time calculated?

The reading time is calculated based on the number of words in the post or page divided by the words per minute setting (default is 300 WPM).

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Contributors & Developers

“Estimated Reading Time Content” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.0 – January 12, 2025

  • Initial release.