Reading Time WP

By yingles

Content Management / Blog & Article Publishing

Reading Time WP Review - In-Depth Analysis

Reading Time WP estimates the reading time for your posts and displays it above the content or via a shortcode.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

7.22/10

User Rating

4.8/5 (based on 20+ reviews)

Active Installations

30,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

WP Reading Time lets you easily add an estimated reading time to your WordPress posts. Activating the plugin will automatically add the reading time to the beginning of your post's content. This can be deactivated in the Reading Time settings which can be accessed from your Dashboard's Settings menu.

If you'd prefer more control over where you add your reading time, you can use the [rt_reading_time] shortcode to insert the time into a post. This shortcode also accepts values for label and postfix. These are optional. For example, [rt_reading_time label="Reading Time:" postfix="minutes" postfix_singular="minute"].

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Reading Time WP plugin.

Estimated Time

Reading Time

Word Count

Screenshots

FAQ

On initial installation your reading time should be showing where the_content is called in your template. If it is not, navigate to the Reading Time WP settings menu in the WP Dashboard Settings menu and make sure the “Insert Reading Time before content” option is checked.