ReadTrack

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:

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.