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The block as it appears in the editor.
The Reading Time Block plugin calculates and displays an estimated reading time based on the post content.
It uses a configurable reading speed (default: 200 words per minute) and outputs a clean, server-rendered block to the frontend.
This is ideal for blogs, documentation, or any content where you want to set expectations about how long it will take a visitor to read the page.
Features
- Adds a block to the Gutenberg editor for reading time.
- Automatically calculates based on post content.
- Supports customizable reading speed (WPM) via Settings Reading.
- Lightweight and fast—no JS build step required.
- Fully translatable and namespace-isolated.
License
This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later.
See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html for full license text.