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Sam Reading Time

by Seyyed Ahmadreza Mahjoob on WordPress.org

Display estimated reading time for your posts using a clean shortcode. Includes a lightweight settings panel under the "Posts" menu.

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Reading time output in a post.

Reading time output in a post.

Sam Reading Time (SRT) is a lightweight and efficient plugin to show estimated reading time in WordPress posts using the [sam_reading_time] shortcode.

Includes a minimal settings page directly accessible under the “Posts” admin menu.

Features include:
[sam_reading_time] shortcode for displaying reading time
– Settings panel for WPM (words per minute) speed and output format
– Clean output: “Reading Time: 4 minutes”
– Compatible with all post types
– Easy to use and theme-friendly
– No external dependencies or JS
-SEO & Rich Snippets
-Multilingual Support

Usage

Insert the shortcode anywhere inside your post or page content:

[sam_reading_time]

Or use it in template files like so:

echo do_shortcode('[sam_reading_time]');

Settings can be accessed via Posts > Reading Time Settings, where you can adjust:

  • Words-per-minute speed
  • Prefix/suffix text around reading time

Credits

Developed by SAM Web Design Agency – https://samwda.ir

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html for details.

Active installations0+
Weekly downloads
30+7.14%
Version2.1
Last updated9/22/2025
WordPress version5.0
Tested up to6.8.2
PHP version7.2
Tags
estimated reading timepost metareading timeshortcodesimple plugin