A simple plugin to show the total reading time at the end of the post content.
As of April 2026, Total Reading Time of WP Post is a WordPress wp posts plugin with 0 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 983 times in total. Requires WordPress 4.2+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Posts API WP.
It is a simple plugin which will show the total reading time of a post.It will calculate the total reading time of a post in the measure of 200 words per minutes.
It is a totally open source project.Here is the Github link
Just install the plugin the total reading time will be shown at the bottom of the content.
There is a setting page in the admin dashboard to set your avvarage reading time per minute.
dashboard> Settings > Total reading time
Change the title:
add_filter("trtwp_label_of_title","your-function-name");
Change the word count per minute base value(currently it is 200 words per minutes):
add_filter("trtwp_word_per_min","your-function-name");
Other filters
/*Change the word "Minutes"
add_filter("trtwp_label_of_minutes","your-function-name…| WordPress | 4.2+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | 5.4+ required |
1.0
1.1 – Setting page added,screenshot added,and performance improved.
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