{"id":238175,"date":"2025-07-16T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/readtrack\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T08:21:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:21:02","slug":"readtrack","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/readtrack\/","author":23245616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","version":"1.2","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"6.8.5","requires":"5.8","requires_php":"7.2","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"ReadTrack","header_author":"Marcin Filipiak","header_description":"Adds a reading progress bar and estimated reading time above post content.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2025-12-13 08:21:02","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/github.com\/marcin-filipiak\/wordpress_readtrack","header_author_uri":"","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":220,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","faq","changelog"],"tags":[],"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":[],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[],"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[33946,9351,12158,27629,3800],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[245015],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-238175","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-estimated-reading-time","plugin_tags-progress-bar","plugin_tags-readability","plugin_tags-reading-time","plugin_tags-ux","plugin_contributors-marcinfilipiak","plugin_committers-marcinfilipiak"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/readtrack.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

ReadTrack<\/strong> is a lightweight plugin that improves the user experience by displaying:\n- \u23f1\ufe0f Estimated reading time based on post word count\n- \ud83d\udcca A visual progress bar that fills as the reader scrolls<\/p>\n\n

You can fully customize the text shown before the post using a settings page in the WordPress admin panel. The default template is:<\/p>\n\n

\u23f1\ufe0f Estimated reading time: %minutes% min\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n
Simply place %minutes%<\/code> in your message to dynamically show the calculated reading time.<\/p>\n\n
New in version 1.2:<\/strong>\n- The plugin now uses the WordPress database (via get_option()<\/code> \/ update_option()<\/code>) instead of saving configuration to a file in the plugin folder.\n- This ensures full compatibility with WordPress.org guidelines and multisite installations.<\/p>\n\n
License<\/h3>\n\n
This plugin is free software; you can redistribute it and\/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 or later.<\/p>\n\n\n
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  1. Upload the plugin folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install it via the WordPress Plugin Directory.<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin through the \"Plugins\" menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
  3. Go to Settings > ReadTrack<\/strong> to customize the message.<\/li>\n
  4. Make sure your theme supports the_content<\/code> filter (most do).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    Can I change the reading time label?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Yes! Just go to Settings > ReadTrack<\/strong> and enter your custom message. Use %minutes%<\/code> where you want the number to appear.<\/p><\/dd>\n
    Does it work with custom post types?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Currently, it only affects single blog posts (is_single()<\/code>). You can modify the condition in readtrack_add_elements()<\/code> if needed.<\/p><\/dd>\n
    Is JavaScript required?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Yes, JavaScript is used to update the scroll progress bar in real time.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
    1.2<\/h4>\n\n
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    • Configuration is now saved in the WordPress options table (no more writing to plugin files)<\/li>\n
    • Improved compatibility with WordPress.org plugin guidelines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
      1.1<\/h4>\n\n
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      • English translation of plugin code and admin panel<\/li>\n
      • First public version with settings page and config file<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Adds a reading progress bar and an estimated reading time above each single post.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/238175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=238175"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/marcinfilipiak"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=238175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=238175"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=238175"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=238175"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=238175"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=238175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}