🎉 Sam Reading Time v2.2

🆕 New in v2.2

• Reading time is now pre-calculated and stored as post meta for better performance.
• Significantly improved performance on large sites and admin post lists.
• Added proper internationalization support using sam-reading-time text domain.
• Cleaner and more minimal admin UI styling while keeping the original red theme.

⚡ Improvements

• Optimized reading time sorting using numeric post meta values.
• Reduced unnecessary recalculations during admin and front-end requests.
• Improved JSON-LD timeRequired output stability for SEO.

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed inconsistent reading time values when sorting posts.
• Prevented zero or invalid timeRequired schema output.
• Improved compatibility with translated content (Polylang & WPML).

📥 Installation

Download the ZIP and install via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin

or install directly from the WordPress.org plugin page.

Upgrade Notes:
No manual action required. Existing posts will automatically update their reading time when saved.

🎉 Sam Reading Time v2.1

🆕 New in v2.1

• Inline CSS for the admin settings page is now fully self-contained; no external CSS files are loaded.
• Improved loading reliability of the settings page styles.
• Minor optimizations for faster admin page rendering.

⚡ Fixes

• Fixed issue where admin CSS was not loading consistently.

📥 Installation

Download the ZIP and install via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin or install directly from the WordPress.org plugin page.

Upgrade Notes:
No action required. Just update the plugin to v2.1 to enjoy cleaner code and fully functional admin styling.

🎉 Sam Reading Time v2.0

⏱️ Sam Reading Time is now even more powerful and precise! This major update introduces advanced features for better UX, SEO, and multilingual support.

✨ New Features

• Admin Post List Column – See and sort reading time for all post types.
• Schema.org timeRequired JSON-LD – SEO-friendly Rich Snippets for Google.
• Multilingual Ready – Full support for Polylang and WPML.

📥 Installation

Download the ZIP and install via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin or install directly from the WordPress.org plugin page.

Upgrade now to make your WordPress reading time experience more accurate, stylish, and SEO-friendly! 🚀

🎉 Sam Reading Time v1.0

This is the initial public release of Sam Reading Time, a modern and lightweight reading time plugin for WordPress.

✨ Features

• Display estimated reading time using [sam_reading_time] shortcode
• Admin settings panel under Posts menu
• Customizable:
  • Words per minute (WPM)
  • Singular and plural formats
  • "Less than a minute" message
  • Prefix and suffix text
  • Wrapper HTML tag
• Option to hide output for quick reads (<1 minute)
• Custom CSS styles field
• Debug mode with word count and raw time
• Fully internationalized and translation-ready

📥 Installation

Download the ZIP and install via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin or install directly from the WordPress.org plugin page.