Title: Article Reading Time
Author: Aminul Islam Alvi
Published: <strong>May 7, 2024</strong>
Last modified: May 7, 2024

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# Article Reading Time

 By [Aminul Islam Alvi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aialvi/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/article-reading-time.1.0.3.zip)

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

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

## Description

The Article Reading Time WordPress plugin accurately calculates the estimated reading
time for your articles, providing your readers with a clear expectation of the time
investment required. This plugin is essential for enhancing user engagement and 
improving the overall reading experience on your WordPress site.

 * **Automatic Calculation:** Automatically calculates and displays the estimated
   reading time at the beginning of each article.
 * **Customizable Display:** Provides options to customize how and where the reading
   time is displayed on your articles.
 * **Theme Integration:** Seamlessly integrates with any WordPress theme, ensuring
   consistent styling across your website.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Editor view showing the reading time settings.
 * [[
 * Desktop frontend view where readers can see the estimated reading time.
 * [[
 * Mobile frontend view showing the reading time on a responsive device.

## Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

 1. Download the plugin from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/aialvi/article-
    reading-time
 2. Unzip the plugin and upload the `article-reading-time` folder to your `/wp-content/
    plugins/` directory.
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

## FAQ

### Can I customize the display of the reading time?

Yes, the plugin offers options to customize how and where the reading time is displayed
on your articles.

### Is the plugin compatible with all WordPress themes?

Yes, it seamlessly integrates with any WordPress theme, ensuring consistent styling
across your website.

### How is the reading time calculated?

The reading time is calculated automatically based on the length of the article,
using a standard reading speed as the benchmark.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

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

Contributors

 *   [ Aminul Islam Alvi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aialvi/)

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

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.3

 * Refactor code.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.3**
 *  Last updated **2 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.4.8**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/article-reading-time/)
 * Tags
 * [article](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/article/)[post](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/)
   [reading](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading/)[time](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/time/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/article-reading-time/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Aminul Islam Alvi ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aialvi/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

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

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