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Nuvora Reading Time & Progress Bar<\/strong> is a lightweight, developer-friendly plugin that adds two things readers love:<\/p>\n\n

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  1. A reading time badge<\/strong> \u2014 shown before\/after your post content.<\/li>\n
  2. A scroll progress bar<\/strong> \u2014 a sleek bar at the top (or bottom) of the screen that fills as the reader scrolls.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    \u2728 What makes it different?<\/h4>\n\n

    AI-assisted reading time adjustment<\/strong>\nPosts with lots of headings, bullet lists, and short paragraphs are scanned faster by readers. The plugin detects structure in your content and intelligently reduces the estimate \u2014 labelled \"AI-adjusted\" so readers know.<\/p>\n\n

    Per-post overrides via meta box<\/strong>\nOverride the calculated reading time for any post. Hide the badge or progress bar per-post, right from the editor.<\/p>\n\n

    Accessibility-first design<\/strong>\n- Semantic role=\"progressbar\"<\/code> with live aria-valuenow<\/code> updates\n- Meaningful aria-label<\/code> on every element\n- Keyboard-focusable progress bar\n- Fully respects prefers-reduced-motion<\/code>\n- Screen-reader-friendly badge with word count in ARIA label<\/p>\n\n

    Minimal & performant<\/strong>\n- No jQuery dependency (vanilla JS)\n- No external assets, fonts, or CDN calls\n- No database writes beyond settings\n- No user tracking whatsoever\n- ~1.5 KB JS \/ ~1.2 KB CSS (gzipped)<\/p>\n\n

    Elementor Widget included<\/strong>\n- Drag and drop the Reading Time widget directly in Elementor\n- Full widget controls for badge display and styling\n- Works seamlessly with Elementor's responsive settings<\/p>\n\n

    Developer-friendly<\/strong>\n- Template tags: rte_the_reading_time()<\/code>, rte_get_reading_time()<\/code>\n- Filters: rte_badge_html<\/code>, rte_show_badge<\/code>, rte_ai_adjustment_factor<\/code>\n- CJK (Chinese\/Japanese\/Korean) content support\n- Per-post type configuration<\/p>\n\n

    \ud83d\udcd0 Settings<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • Custom WPM (words per minute) \u2014 default 238<\/li>\n
    • Enable\/disable AI-assisted adjustment<\/li>\n
    • Badge position: before content, after content, or both<\/li>\n
    • Choose which post types show the badge and\/or progress bar<\/li>\n
    • Customise badge label text (use {time}<\/code> placeholder)<\/li>\n
    • Pick progress bar color, height (1\u201310 px), position (top\/bottom)<\/li>\n
    • Optional percentage tooltip on hover<\/li>\n
    • Respect prefers-reduced-motion<\/code> toggle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      \ud83d\udd27 Template Tags<\/h4>\n\n

      Use in your theme:<\/p>\n\n

      <?php rte_the_reading_time(); \/\/ echoes \"5 min read\" ?>\n\n<?php $data = rte_get_reading_time(); echo $data['minutes']; ?>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n
      \ud83e\ude9d Filters<\/h4>\n\n
      Customise badge HTML:<\/strong>\n    add_filter( 'rte_badge_html', function( $html, $result ) { return $html; }, 10, 2 );<\/p>\n\n
      Disable badge conditionally:<\/strong>\n    add_filter( 'rte_show_badge', '__return_false' );<\/p>\n\n
      Tweak AI adjustment factor (0.75\u20131.0):<\/strong>\n    add_filter( 'rte_ai_adjustment_factor', function( $factor, $html ) { return 0.85; }, 10, 2 );<\/p>\n\n\n
        \n
      1. Upload the nuvora-reading-time-progress-bar<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n
      2. Activate the plugin through Plugins<\/strong> in WordPress admin<\/li>\n
      3. Go to Settings \u2192 Reading Time<\/strong> to configure<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
        \n
        Does this plugin use any external services?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        No. Everything runs locally on your server. No API calls, no tracking.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Does it work with the Block Editor (Gutenberg)?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Yes, fully compatible with both the Block Editor and Classic Editor.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Can I use it on Pages, not just Posts?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Yes. In Settings, check \"Page\" under \"Show badge on\" and \"Show progress bar on\".<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Does it support WooCommerce products or custom post types?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Yes. Any public post type will appear in the settings checkboxes.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        What does \"AI-assisted adjustment\" mean?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        The plugin analyses your post's structure (heading density, list ratio, average paragraph length). If it detects highly structured, scannable content, it applies a small reduction factor (up to 25% faster). No external AI service is used \u2014 it's a smart local heuristic.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        How can I override the reading time for a specific post?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Open the post in the editor. Find the Reading Time<\/strong> meta box in the sidebar. Enter a number (in minutes) to override the auto-calculated value, or leave it blank to use auto.<\/p><\/dd>\n
        Can I hide the badge\/progress bar for one post only?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
        Yes. Use the checkboxes in the Reading Time<\/strong> meta box.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
        1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Initial release.<\/li>\n
        • Reading time badge with AI-assisted adjustment.<\/li>\n
        • Scroll progress bar with ARIA support.<\/li>\n
        • Per-post meta box overrides.<\/li>\n
        • CJK content support.<\/li>\n
        • Template tags and developer filters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"A minimalist, accessible reading time badge + scroll progress bar. AI-assisted time adjustment, per-post overrides, zero tracking.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/282930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282930"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/meerab123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=282930"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=282930"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=282930"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=282930"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=282930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}