Readlyte – Reading Time

Readlyte estimates how long it will take a visitor to read a post, based on its word count and a configurable words-per-minute rate, and displays it as a small badge.

Features

• Automatic display before or after post content — no template edits required.
• [rdlt_reading_time] shortcode for manual placement, including [rdlt_reading_time id="123"] for another post.
• A “Reading Time (Readlyte)” Gutenberg block, server-rendered so it always matches your current settings.
• An Elementor widget (when Elementor is active), with per-instance overrides for words-per-minute/text/icon and full Style tab controls (color, typography, icon gap).
• Configurable words-per-minute, display text ({time} / {unit} placeholders), and which post types it applies to.
• Word count strips HTML tags, shortcodes, and block-editor comments so the estimate reflects visible text only.
• Theme-friendly: styled entirely with CSS classes and custom properties (--rdlt-color, --rdlt-icon-color, --rdlt-font-size, --rdlt-gap), so a theme can restyle the badge from its own stylesheet.
• Developer filters: rdlt_word_count, rdlt_calculated_read_time, rdlt_read_time_text, rdlt_read_time_icon.