Title: Reading time by LavaDESIGN Author: Lukáš Bachleda - LavaDESIGN Published: Me 28, 2025 Last modified: Me 28, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/reading-time-by-lavadesign/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=3302494) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/reading-time-by-lavadesign/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=3302494) # Reading time by LavaDESIGN By [Lukáš Bachleda – LavaDESIGN](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lavadesign/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/#description) * [Reviews](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/#reviews) * [Installation](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/#installation) * [Development](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/) ## Description Simple plugin that adds a reading time widget for Elementor / shortcode. Calculates estimated reading time from post content and displays it with or without an icon. The estimated time is displayed in minutes and seconds. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/lava-reading-time` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress. 3. Use shortcode [reading_time] to show the estimated time for reading the post (in post loop, or single post). 4. Or use the “Reading time” Elementor widget, while using Elementor. ## FAQ ### Can I change the words pre minutes? Sure, you can set words per minutes from 50 to 1000 (default 180). ### Can I use custom icon? Unfortunetally no. At the moment, you can only choose, if you want the icon, and style of icon (solid/regular). ### Can I use the plugin without Elementor? Yes, simply use the shortcode [reading_time] to display estimated time where you need. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1ae609ec1bfd450572b7f7b3c3ded4969f73dbd82ef2ca93880ec7bf36133d53? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Plugin does exactly what you expect it would do.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-does-exactly-what-you-expect-it-would-do/)󠁿 [Marián (Mayo) Kohn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mariankohn1985/) Me 29, 2025 Running smoothly. No bugs found. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Reading time by LavaDESIGN” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Lukáš Bachleda – LavaDESIGN ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lavadesign/) “Reading time by LavaDESIGN” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Reading time by LavaDESIGN” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reading-time-by-lavadesign/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/reading-time-by-lavadesign/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/reading-time-by-lavadesign/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/reading-time-by-lavadesign/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * First release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **60+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.8** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/) and [Slovak](https://sk.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign) * Tags * [elementor](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elementor/)[estimated reading](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/estimated-reading/) [reading time](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time/) * [Advanced View](https://cor.wordpress.org/plugins/reading-time-by-lavadesign/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/reading-time-by-lavadesign/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Lukáš Bachleda – LavaDESIGN ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lavadesign/) ## Support Got something to say? 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