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Article Reading Time

Description

The Article Reading Time WordPress plugin accurately calculates the estimated reading time for your articles, providing your readers with a clear expectation of the time investment required. This plugin is essential for enhancing user engagement and improving the overall reading experience on your WordPress site.

  • Automatic Calculation: Automatically calculates and displays the estimated reading time at the beginning of each article.
  • Customizable Display: Provides options to customize how and where the reading time is displayed on your articles.
  • Theme Integration: Seamlessly integrates with any WordPress theme, ensuring consistent styling across your website.

Screenshots

  • Editor view showing the reading time settings.
  • Desktop frontend view where readers can see the estimated reading time.
  • Mobile frontend view showing the reading time on a responsive device.

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

  1. Download the plugin from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/aialvi/article-reading-time
  2. Unzip the plugin and upload the article-reading-time folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

FAQ

Can I customize the display of the reading time?

Yes, the plugin offers options to customize how and where the reading time is displayed on your articles.

Is the plugin compatible with all WordPress themes?

Yes, it seamlessly integrates with any WordPress theme, ensuring consistent styling across your website.

How is the reading time calculated?

The reading time is calculated automatically based on the length of the article, using a standard reading speed as the benchmark.

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Contributors & Developers

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

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Changelog

1.0.3

  • Refactor code.

1.0.0

  • Initial release.