ReadTrack is a lightweight WordPress plugin that improves readability and user engagement by adding:
- ⏱️ An estimated reading time display above post content
- 📊 A dynamic progress bar that shows how much of the post has been read
- Automatically displays estimated reading time above each single post
- Includes a stylish scroll progress bar at the top of each post
- Fully customizable message (e.g., "Estimated reading time: %minutes% min")
- Simple admin settings page
- Clean and minimal implementation
- Works out of the box with most themes
- Upload the plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory or install it via the WordPress Plugin Directory. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
- Go to Settings > ReadTrack to customize the displayed message.
In the settings page, you can customize the message shown above the post. Use %minutes% as a placeholder that will be replaced with the estimated reading time.
Example: Estimated reading time: %minutes% minutes
- WordPress 5.8 or higher
- PHP 7.2 or higher
You can download also from Wordpress Plugins: https://wordpress.org/plugins/readtrack/
This plugin is licensed under the GPL v2 or later.
Author: Marcin Filipiak
Plugin Homepage: https://github.com/marcin-filipiak/wordpress_readtrack
Plugin Wordpress Lib: https://wordpress.org/plugins/readtrack/
