Reading Time Block
Adds a Gutenberg block to display the estimated reading time of the current post. Reading speed is customizable from the Settings → Reading screen.
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·10 active installs·Updated 10 months agoAs of April 2026, Reading Time Block is a WordPress reading time plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 411 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Reading Time WP.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
411total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
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…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
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Changelog
1.2.2
- Moved javascript to separate file, enqueued file
- Removed load_plugin_textdomain function call
Contributors
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