MinuteRead – Reading Time for Posts

MinuteRead adds an estimated reading time label to your WordPress posts – helping readers decide whether to dive in or save it for later.

After activating the plugin, reading time appears automatically on your posts – and on any other post type you enable. Everything is configurable from Settings > MinuteRead.

Features:

• Choose which post types show reading time – posts, pages, or any custom post type
• Choose to show reading time before or after the content
• Configurable words-per-minute reading speed (default: 200, range: 50-1000)
• Custom label text – change “Estimated Reading Time” to anything you like
• Custom time format – use “%d min”, “%d minutes”, or any text with %d as placeholder
• Enable / disable without deactivating the plugin
• [minuteread_time] shortcode – place reading time anywhere, or [minuteread_time id="123"] for a specific post
• Works with non-Latin scripts (Bengali, Arabic, CJK, etc.)
• Lightweight: no jQuery, no external requests
• Developer-friendly: minuteread_reading_time_output, minuteread_word_count, minuteread_output_html filters
• Translation-ready

Shortcode usage:

Place [minuteread_time] in any post, page, or widget to show the reading time
for the current post. To target a specific post, pass its ID:
[minuteread_time id=”123″].

Why Use This Plugin?

• Improve user engagement
• Reduce bounce rate
• Help readers estimate time commitment