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No accounts, no upsells, no external services, nothing phoned home. The estimate is calculated on your server from the post's word count.<\/p>\n\n<h4>How the estimate works<\/h4>\n\n<p>Word count = the post content with HTML and shortcodes stripped, divided by your words-per-minute setting, rounded up (minimum 1 minute).<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>In your WordPress admin, go to <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New &gt; Upload Plugin<\/strong> and choose the plugin ZIP, or copy the <code>stuff-and-things-reading-estimate<\/code> folder into <code>wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> screen.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; Reading Time<\/strong> to set the speed, position, and label.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20show%20it%20somewhere%20other%20than%20the%20top%20or%20bottom%20of%20a%20post%3F\"><h3>Can I show it somewhere other than the top or bottom of a post?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. 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