ZenRead – Reading Progress Bar & Estimated Time

外掛說明

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 margins from the settings page.
  • Performance Focused: Built with vanilla JavaScript and clean PHP, ensuring zero impact on site speed.
  • Secure: Fully follows WordPress.org security standards with data sanitization and escaping.

安裝方式

  1. Upload the zenread folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Access the settings via the ‘Reading Tool’ menu in your WordPress dashboard.

常見問題集

Does it work on pages?

ZenRead is currently optimized for single posts to provide the most accurate reading metrics.

Can I customize the colors?

Yes, you can fully customize the progress bar color, reading time background, and text colors from the settings panel.

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參與者及開發者

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變更記錄

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.

1.0

  • Initial release.

1.2

  • Fix a simple issue

1.3

  • Banner change