ZenRead – Reading Progress Bar & Estimated Time
ZenRead is a lightweight and secure plugin that adds a sleek reading progress bar and an estimated reading time indicator to your WordPress posts.
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·0 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, ZenRead is a WordPress zenread plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 153 times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Recently updated within the last 3 months.
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153total downloads
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Overview
ZenRead is a lightweight and secure plugin that adds a sleek reading progress bar and an estimated reading time indicator to your WordPress posts. It helps in reducing bounce rates and improving engagement by giving readers a clear visual of their progress.
By showing how long a post will take to read and providing a smooth scrolling experience, ZenRead enhances the overall readability of your site.
Key Features
- Reading Progress Bar: A smooth, customizable bar at the top of the page that tracks reading progress.
- Estimated Reading Time: Automatically calculates and displays the reading time based on word count.
- Scroll to Top Button: A customizable button with Dashicons support to help users navigate back to the top.
- Fully Customizable: Easily change colors, bar height, padding, and margin…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1
- Rebranded to ZenRead for better identity and uniqueness.
- Added full data sanitization and security escaping.
- Improved CSS for full-width reading time container.
- Fixed scroll-to-top icon visibility issues.
Contributors
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