Title: Reading Time
Author: whiletrue
Published: <strong>ޖެނުއަރީ 2, 2011</strong>
Last modified: މާރޗް 21, 2024

---

Search plugins

![](https://ps.w.org/reading-time/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=517816)

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/reading-time/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1472848)

# Reading Time

 By [whiletrue](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whiletrue/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/reading-time.1.2.21.zip)

 * [Details](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time/#installation)
 * [Development](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/)

## Description

Reading Time shows the estimated reading time of the post, in seconds or minutes.

The estimate is automatic; a custom value for a single post can be inserted using
a Custom Field named “readingtime”.

For more info: https://www.whiletrue.it/reading-time-for-wordpress/

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Sample content with the progress bar almost filled

## Installation

 1. Upload `reading_time.php` and `unisntall.php` into the `/wp-content/plugins/reading_time`
    directory
 2. Set your favourite values in the `Settings->Reading Time` menu in WordPress
 3. Activate the plugin through the `Plugins` menu in WordPress
 4. Enjoy!

## FAQ

### How is the estimation done?

The estimation is based on the “speed” value stored in the settings menu.
 The value
for speed should be chosen between a span of 150 words per minute (slightly slower
than average) to 250 words per minute (slightly higher than average); if not set,
a default value of 200 is used.

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fee8e739b7b9d6edd6ddc0a15ec1893a243628ffd4fd19a379d8349a66effb2b?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[It does the right job but…](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-does-the-right-job-but/)󠁿

 [JustIrinel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/justirinel/) ނޮވެމްބަރ 10, 2018

It does the right job, I like it, but I suggest to make singular and plural for 
minute/minutes and second/seconds… I have articles with 1 minute time read and they
show as 1 minutes. Good job for the plugin !

 [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

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

Contributors

 *   [ whiletrue ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whiletrue/)

[Translate “Reading Time” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/reading-time)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reading-time/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/reading-time/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/reading-time/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/reading-time/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.2.21

 * Added: New progress bar display setting
 * Fixed: Settings sanitization
 * Plugin tested up WordPress 6.5

#### 1.1.0

 * Added: Default settings value
 * Added: New position setting, above or below the post
 * Added: Uninstall function

#### 1.0.0

Initial version

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.21**
 *  Last updated **2 years ago**
 *  Active installations **300+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.9 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.5.8**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time/)
 * Tags
 * [reading](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading/)[reading time](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time/)
   [time](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/time/)[word count](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/word-count/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time/advanced/)

## Ratings

 3.7 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  1 5-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  1 2-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/?filter=1)

[Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/reviews/)

## Contributors

 *   [ whiletrue ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/whiletrue/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time/)

## Donate

Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin?

 [ Donate to this plugin ](https://www.whiletrue.it/)