ReadMarker helps visitors understand and control their reading experience. Show estimated reading time and word count, add reading progress, and let readers adjust text size and reading width.
Configure automatic output or place reading information yourself with shortcodes and the ReadMarker block. All features are free, with no account or paid upgrade required.
1.0.0
- Set the ReadMarker release version to 1.0.0. Existing functionality and settings are unchanged.
0.1.0
Development milestones for this version:
- Established the plugin foundation, then added calculation, settings, and reading-information styles.
- Added the shared article-progress engine, Top Bar, Circular, Percentage, and combined displays.
- Added the remaining-duration layer and formatters, followed by remaining-time displays and the Finished state.
- Added Floating Widget, Estimated Finish Time, and reversible Reading Milestones without timer-based progress.
- Added optional browser-local Reading Position Memory with Continue/Dismiss, completion cleanup, and 30-day expiry.
- Centralized Display Rules and added secure per-post controls.
- Added shortcodes, the ReadMarker block, Custom Selector placement, Reader Controls, and Inline Reading Progress.
- Added presets, global settings reset, schema migration safety, and admin usability improvements.
- Organized the admin into Overview, Settings, and Shortcodes; added Balanced and derived active-preset indicators.