Tlabe Reading Time Estimator
Tlabe Reading Time Estimator
Description
Tlabe Reading Time Estimator automatically calculates the estimated reading time for your blog posts based on word count and displays a clean, styled badge at the top of each single post.
Features
- Automatically calculates estimated reading time in minutes.
- Customizable Words Per Minute (WPM) reading speed (default: 200 WPM).
- Customizable prefix label text (e.g. “Estimated reading time:”).
- Optional clock icon toggle.
- Pure PHP — no JavaScript, no external CSS files, no remote API calls.
- Fully compliant with WordPress.org coding standards, security, and privacy guidelines.
- Clean uninstall: removes all plugin data when deleted.
Installation
- Upload the
tlabe-reading-time-estimatordirectory to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress Admin.
- Optionally, visit Settings Reading Time to customize the reading speed, label, and icon.
Faq
No. The plugin is 100% pure PHP. It adds no external CSS, JavaScript files, or remote API requests to your site.
No. This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. It performs all reading time calculations locally in PHP.
Yes, the plugin hooks into the standard the_content filter and is compatible with all standard WordPress themes.
Yes. Go to Settings Reading Time in your WordPress dashboard and update the Words Per Minute value.
Yes. Go to Settings Reading Time and update the Prefix Label field with any text you like.
All plugin settings (WPM, label, icon toggle) are automatically removed from the database on plugin deletion.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.