Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.
| Author: | SAM Web Design Agency (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 6.3 |
| WordPress version tested: | 6.9.4 |
| Plugin version: | 2.2 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 01-08-2025 |
| Last updated: | 28-01-2026 |
| Rating, %: | 100 |
| Rated by: | 1 |
| Plugin URI: | https://github.com/samwda/srt/ |
| Total downloads: | 491 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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Sam Reading Time (SRT) is a lightweight and efficient plugin to show estimated reading time in WordPress posts using the [sam_reading_time] shortcode.
Includes a minimal settings page directly accessible under the “Posts” admin menu.
Features include:
– [sam_reading_time] 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
Usage
Insert the shortcode anywhere inside your post or page content:
[sam_reading_time]
Or use it in template files like so:
echo do_shortcode('[sam_reading_time]');
Settings can be accessed via Posts > Reading Time Settings, where you can adjust:
- Words-per-minute speed
- Prefix/suffix text around reading time
Credits
Developed by SAM Web Design Agency – https://samwda.ir
License
This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html for details.
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