Title: Tlabe Reading Time Estimator
Author: mohiuddintarek7955
Published: <strong>August 15, 2026</strong>
Last modified: August 15, 2026

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# Tlabe Reading Time Estimator

 By [mohiuddintarek7955](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mohiuddintarek7955/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tlabe-reading-time-estimator.1.0.0.zip)

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

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tlabe-reading-time-estimator/)

## Description

Tlabe Reading Time Estimator automatically calculates the estimated reading time
for your blog posts based on word count and displays a clean, styled badge at the
top of each single post.

#### Features

 * Automatically calculates estimated reading time in minutes.
 * Customizable Words Per Minute (WPM) reading speed (default: 200 WPM).
 * Customizable prefix label text (e.g. “Estimated reading time:”).
 * Optional clock icon toggle.
 * Pure PHP — no JavaScript, no external CSS files, no remote API calls.
 * Fully compliant with WordPress.org coding standards, security, and privacy guidelines.
 * Clean uninstall: removes all plugin data when deleted.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `tlabe-reading-time-estimator` directory to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress Admin.
 3. Optionally, visit **Settings  Reading Time** to customize the reading speed, label,
    and icon.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin load any external scripts or stylesheets?

No. The plugin is 100% pure PHP. It adds no external CSS, JavaScript files, or remote
API requests to your site.

### Does this plugin track users or send data anywhere?

No. This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any user data. It performs 
all reading time calculations locally in PHP.

### Does it work with all themes?

Yes, the plugin hooks into the standard `the_content` filter and is compatible with
all standard WordPress themes.

### Can I change the reading speed?

Yes. Go to **Settings  Reading Time** in your WordPress dashboard and update the
Words Per Minute value.

### Can I change the label text?

Yes. Go to **Settings  Reading Time** and update the **Prefix Label** field with
any text you like.

### What happens to my settings if I delete the plugin?

All plugin settings (WPM, label, icon toggle) are automatically removed from the
database on plugin deletion.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Tlabe Reading Time Estimator” is open source software. The following people have
contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ mohiuddintarek7955 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mohiuddintarek7955/)

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### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **12 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [blog](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/blog/)[post reading time](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-reading-time/)
   [reading time](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time/)[word count](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/word-count/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tlabe-reading-time-estimator/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ mohiuddintarek7955 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mohiuddintarek7955/)

## Support

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