Title: Brevio Reading Duration
Author: lewhatkahsay
Published: <strong>July 9, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 9, 2026

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# Brevio Reading Duration

 By [lewhatkahsay](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lewhatkahsay/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/brevio-reading-duration.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brevio-reading-duration/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brevio-reading-duration/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brevio-reading-duration/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brevio-reading-duration/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/brevio-reading-duration/)

## Description

Brevio Reading Duration automatically calculates and displays how long it will take
to read each blog post. It uses an average reading speed of 250 words per minute
and shows a short label like “3 min read” at the top of the post content.

Features:

 * Lightweight with no settings page or database queries.
 * Works automatically on all posts.
 * Filterable reading speed via the `brevio_words_per_minute` filter for developers.
 * Translation ready.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `brevio-reading-duration` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
 3. Reading time will automatically appear on your posts.

## FAQ

### Can I change the words per minute?

Yes. Developers can use the `brevio_words_per_minute` filter to adjust the default
speed of 250 words per minute.

### Where does the reading time appear?

It appears at the top of the post content on single post pages.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Brevio Reading Duration” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ lewhatkahsay ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lewhatkahsay/)
 *   [ meowmeow123123 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meowmeow123123/)

[Translate “Brevio Reading Duration” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/brevio-reading-duration)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/brevio-reading-duration/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/brevio-reading-duration/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/brevio-reading-duration/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/brevio-reading-duration/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **11 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [posts](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)[reading time](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time/)
   [word count](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/word-count/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/brevio-reading-duration/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ lewhatkahsay ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lewhatkahsay/)
 *   [ meowmeow123123 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/meowmeow123123/)

## Support

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