Adds a reading progress bar and an estimated reading time above each single post.
| Author: | marcinfilipiak (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 5.8 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.8.3 |
| Plugin version: | 1.2 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 16-07-2025 |
| Last updated: | 13-12-2025 |
| Rating, %: | 0 |
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| Plugin URI: | https://github.com/marcin-filipiak/wordpress_... |
| Total downloads: | 220 |
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ReadTrack is a lightweight plugin that improves the user experience by displaying:
– ⏱️ Estimated reading time based on post word count
– ???? A visual progress bar that fills as the reader scrolls
You can fully customize the text shown before the post using a settings page in the WordPress admin panel. The default template is:
⏱️ Estimated reading time: %minutes% min
Simply place %minutes% in your message to dynamically show the calculated reading time.
New in version 1.2:
– The plugin now uses the WordPress database (via get_option() / update_option()) instead of saving configuration to a file in the plugin folder.
– This ensures full compatibility with WordPress.org guidelines and multisite installations.
License
This plugin is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 or later.
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