Blog Post Reading Time is a lightweight plugin that enhances your blog posts with two key features:
- Estimated Reading Time – show readers how long it will take to read your article.
- Listen to Article (Text-to-Speech) – allow visitors to listen to your blog post using a simple “Listen” button powered by the browser’s built-in speech API.
These features improve accessibility, keep users engaged, and reduce bounce rates by giving them multiple ways to consume your content.
Features:
- Automatically display reading time on posts
- Shortcode support:
[bprt_post_reading_time]
and [bprt_listen_article]
- Customizable label text (e.g., "Estimated reading time:")
- Option to show or hide the clock icon (⏱)
- Display positions: after title, after featured image, or before content
- Custom font size setting (in px)
- Adjustable words-per-minute (WPM) setting
- Add a custom postfix (e.g., "min read")
- Enable/disable “Listen to this Article” feature
- Lightweight and works without third-party APIs (uses browser’s built-in Web Speech API)