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View Counter adds a customizable reading progress indicator and an intelligent post view counter to your WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n<p>Improve reader engagement with visual reading progress tracking and monitor content popularity with built-in anti-refresh view counting.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Key Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Reading progress indicator with bar and radial display modes.<\/li>\n<li>Custom colors, thickness, and position controls.<\/li>\n<li>Select which post types display the indicator.<\/li>\n<li>Post view counter with anti-refresh protection.<\/li>\n<li>Configurable prefix, suffix, colors, and placement.<\/li>\n<li>Shortcode support for manual placement.<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight and performance-friendly.<\/li>\n<li>No external services required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Shortcodes<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>[arpvc_view_counter]<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>[arpvc_read_count]<\/code> (alias)<\/li>\n<li><code>[arpvc_view_counter post_id=\"123\"]<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>[arpvc_view_counter prefix=\"Views:\" suffix=\"total\"]<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>[arpvc_view_counter show_zero=\"0\"]<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Notes<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>If badge position is set to <code>Shortcode only<\/code>, the badge is rendered only where shortcode is used.<\/li>\n<li>Anti-refresh lock logic still applies to counting unless lock window is set to <code>0<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Development &amp; Source Code<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin uses a modern build process (npm + gulp) to generate optimized production assets.<\/p>\n\n<p>The full human-readable, uncompiled development source code is publicly available at:<\/p>\n\n<p>https:\/\/github.com\/Teckut-Git\/advanced-reading-progress-view-counter<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin distributed via WordPress.org contains compiled production assets located in:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>build\/js\/<\/li>\n<li>build\/css\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Developers can review, study, modify, and rebuild the original source code using the instructions below.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Rebuild Instructions<\/h4>\n\n<p>To regenerate compiled assets from source:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><p>Clone the repository:\ngit clone https:\/\/github.com\/Teckut-Git\/advanced-reading-progress-view-counter<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Navigate into the project directory:\ncd advanced-reading-progress-view-counter<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Install dependencies:\nnpm install<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Build production files:\nnpx gulp build<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>This ensures transparency and compliance with WordPress.org plugin guidelines.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/advanced-reading-progress-view-counter\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin from the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>Reading Progress &amp; 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