Title: Sam Reading Time
Author: SAM Web Design Agency
Published: <strong>1 d'agost de 2025</strong>
Last modified: 14 de juny de 2026

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# Sam Reading Time

 Per [SAM Web Design Agency](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samwda/)

[Baixa](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sam-reading-time.2.3.zip)

 * [Detalls](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#description)
 * [Ressenyes](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#reviews)
 *  [Instal·lació](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#installation)
 * [Desenvolupament](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#developers)

 [Suport](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/)

## Descripció

**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.

## Captures

[⌊Reading time output in a post.⌉⌊Reading time output in a post.⌉[

Reading time output in a post.

[⌊Simple settings panel under "Posts".⌉⌊Simple settings panel under "Posts".⌉[

Simple settings panel under «Posts».

## Instal·lació

 1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to `Posts > Reading Time Settings` to customize behavior.
 4. Use `[sam_reading_time]` shortcode in posts or pages to show the reading time.

## PMF

### Can I change the reading speed?

Yes. You can adjust the WPM value from the settings page.

### Where is the settings page?

Under the WordPress Dashboard menu: `Posts > Reading Time Settings`.

### Can I use it in custom post types?

Yes, as long as they support `the_content`.

## Ressenyes

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[سبک و ساده](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/%d8%b3%d8%a8%da%a9-%d9%88-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%87/)󠁿

 [hamedshamlou](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hamedshamlou/) 31 de agost de 2025
1 resposta

پلاگین خیلی ساده و کاربردیه. برای نمایش زمان مطالعه پست‌ها بدون هیچ پیچیدگی یا سنگینی
اضافه. سبک، سریع، بدون نیاز به جاوااسکریپت و خیلی راحت با قالب هماهنگ میشه. ممنون

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## Col·laboradors i desenvolupadors

«Sam Reading Time» és programari de codi obert. La següent gent ha col·laborat en
aquesta extensió.

Col·laboradors

 *   [ SAM Web Design Agency ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samwda/)
 *   [ Seyyed Ahmadreza Mahjoob ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smahjoob/)

“Sam Reading Time” s’ha traduït a 1 configuració regional. Gràcies als [traductors](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sam-reading-time/contributors)
per les seves aportacions.

[Traduïu «Sam Reading Time» a la vostra llengua.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sam-reading-time)

### Interessats en el desenvolupament?

[Navegueu pel codi](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sam-reading-time/),
baixeu-vos el [repositori SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sam-reading-time/),
o subscriviu-vos al [registre de desenvolupament](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sam-reading-time/)
per [fisl de subscripció RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sam-reading-time/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Registre de canvis

#### 2.3

 * Better text parsing for precise reading time estimation and minor bug fixes.

#### 2.2

 * Improved performance by storing reading time as post meta instead of calculating
   on every request.
 * Faster and more reliable sorting of reading time column in admin post lists.
 * Added proper text domain loading (sam-reading-time) for full translation support.
 * More stable and accurate Schema.org timeRequired JSON-LD output.
 * Minor UI refinements in admin settings page with a cleaner, more minimal red 
   theme.
 * Better handling of translated content for Polylang and WPML.

#### 2.0

 * Added admin post list column to display reading time for all post types.
 * Added sorting capability for reading time column.
 * Accurate reading time calculation excluding code blocks, images, videos, and 
   HTML tags.
 * Full support for Custom Post Types (CPT).
 * Added Schema.org `timeRequired` JSON-LD markup for SEO Rich Snippets.
 * Shortcode-aware schema: schema markup only added if [sam_reading_time] is used.
 * Full compatibility with Polylang and WPML for translated content.

#### 1.0

 * Initial public release with shortcode and settings page.

## Meta

 *  Versió **2.3**
 *  Darrera actualització **fa 1 mes**
 *  Instal·lacions actives **30+**
 *  Versió del WordPress ** 6.3 o posterior **
 *  Provada fins a **7.0.1**
 *  Versió del PHP ** 7.2 o posterior **
 *  Idiomes
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/) i [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/).
 *  [Traduïu a la vostra llengua](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sam-reading-time)
 * Etiquetes
 * [estimated reading time](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/estimated-reading-time/)
   [post meta](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-meta/)[reading time](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time/)
   [shortcode](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)[simple plugin](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/simple-plugin/)
 *  [Vista avançada](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/advanced/)

## Valoracions

 5 sobre 5 estrelles.

 *  [  1 valoració de 5 estrelles     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 valoracions de 4 estrelles     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 valoracions de 3 estrelles     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 valoracions de 2 estrelles     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 valoracions de 1 estrelles     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Col·laboradors

 *   [ SAM Web Design Agency ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samwda/)
 *   [ Seyyed Ahmadreza Mahjoob ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smahjoob/)

## Suport

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