Title: Sam Reading Time
Author: SAM Web Design Agency
Published: <strong>1 august 2025</strong>
Last modified: 28 ianuarie 2026

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Caută module

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# Sam Reading Time

 De [SAM Web Design Agency](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samwda/)

[Descarcă](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sam-reading-time.2.2.zip)

 * [Detalii](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#description)
 * [Recenzii](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#reviews)
 *  [Instalare](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#installation)
 * [Dezvoltare](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/#developers)

 [Suport](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/)

## Descriere

**Sam Reading Time (SRT)** is a lightweight and efficient plugin to show estimated
reading time in WordPress posts using the `[sam_reading_time]` shortcode.

Includes a minimal settings page directly accessible under the „Posts” admin menu.

**Features include:**
 – `[sam_reading_time]` shortcode for displaying reading time–
Settings panel for WPM (words per minute) speed and output format – Clean output:„
Reading Time: 4 minutes” – Compatible with all post types – Easy to use and theme-
friendly – No external dependencies or JS -SEO & Rich Snippets -Multilingual Support

### Usage

Insert the shortcode anywhere inside your post or page content:

    ```
    [sam_reading_time]
    ```

Or use it in template files like so:

    ```
    echo do_shortcode('[sam_reading_time]');
    ```

Settings can be accessed via **Posts > Reading Time Settings**, where you can adjust:

 * Words-per-minute speed
 * Prefix/suffix text around reading time

### Credits

Developed by SAM Web Design Agency – https://samwda.ir

### License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
 See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/
gpl-2.0.html for details.

## Capturi ecran

 * [[
 * Reading time output in a post.
 * [[
 * Simple settings panel under „Posts”.

## Instalare

 1. Upload the plugin folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Navigate to `Posts > Reading Time Settings` to customize behavior.
 4. Use `[sam_reading_time]` shortcode in posts or pages to show the reading time.

## Întrebări frecvente

### Can I change the reading speed?

Yes. You can adjust the WPM value from the settings page.

### Where is the settings page?

Under the WordPress Dashboard menu: `Posts > Reading Time Settings`.

### Can I use it in custom post types?

Yes, as long as they support `the_content`.

## Recenzii

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f218a5c2e7e659ca33d6cd3573b6bd00f23687c31f1277ca63d839e54a58b197?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[سبک و ساده](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/%d8%b3%d8%a8%da%a9-%d9%88-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%87/)󠁿

 [hamedshamlou](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hamedshamlou/) 31 august 2025 1 răspuns

پلاگین خیلی ساده و کاربردیه. برای نمایش زمان مطالعه پست‌ها بدون هیچ پیچیدگی یا سنگینی
اضافه. سبک، سریع، بدون نیاز به جاوااسکریپت و خیلی راحت با قالب هماهنگ میشه. ممنون

 [ Citește o recenzie ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/)

## Contributori și dezvoltatori

„Sam Reading Time” este un software open-source. La acest modul au contribuit următoarele
persoane.

Contributori

 *   [ SAM Web Design Agency ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samwda/)
 *   [ Seyyed Ahmadreza Mahjoob ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smahjoob/)

„Sam Reading Time” a fost tradus în 1 locală. Mulțumim [traducătorilor](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sam-reading-time/contributors)
pentru contribuția lor.

[Tradu „Sam Reading Time” în limba ta.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sam-reading-time)

### Te interesează dezvoltarea?

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vezi [depozitarul SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/sam-reading-time/), sau
abonează-te la [jurnalul de dezvoltare](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sam-reading-time/)
prin [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/sam-reading-time/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Istoric modificări

#### 2.2

 * Improved performance by storing reading time as post meta instead of calculating
   on every request.
 * Faster and more reliable sorting of reading time column in admin post lists.
 * Added proper text domain loading (sam-reading-time) for full translation support.
 * More stable and accurate Schema.org timeRequired JSON-LD output.
 * Minor UI refinements in admin settings page with a cleaner, more minimal red 
   theme.
 * Better handling of translated content for Polylang and WPML.

#### 2.0

 * Added admin post list column to display reading time for all post types.
 * Added sorting capability for reading time column.
 * Accurate reading time calculation excluding code blocks, images, videos, and 
   HTML tags.
 * Full support for Custom Post Types (CPT).
 * Added Schema.org `timeRequired` JSON-LD markup for SEO Rich Snippets.
 * Shortcode-aware schema: schema markup only added if [sam_reading_time] is used.
 * Full compatibility with Polylang and WPML for translated content.

#### 1.0

 * Initial public release with shortcode and settings page.

## Meta

 *  Versiunea **2.2**
 *  Ultima actualizare **Acum 4 luni**
 *  Instalări active: **20+**
 *  Versiune WordPress ** 6.3 sau mai recentă **
 *  Testat până la **6.9.4**
 *  Versiune PHP ** 7.2 sau mai recentă **
 *  Limbi
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/) și [Persian](https://fa.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/).
 *  [Tradu în limba ta](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sam-reading-time)
 * Etichete
 * [estimated reading time](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/estimated-reading-time/)
   [post meta](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-meta/)[reading time](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time/)
   [shortcode](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)[simple plugin](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/simple-plugin/)
 *  [Vizualizare avansată](https://ro.wordpress.org/plugins/sam-reading-time/advanced/)

## Evaluări

 5 din 5 stele.

 *  [  1 5 – recenzie (stele)     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4 – recenzii (stele)     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3 – recenzii (stele)     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2 – recenzii (stele)     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1 – recenzii (stele)     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/?filter=1)

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/reviews/#new-post)

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## Contributori

 *   [ SAM Web Design Agency ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/samwda/)
 *   [ Seyyed Ahmadreza Mahjoob ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/smahjoob/)

## Suport

Ai ceva de zis? Ai nevoie de ajutor?

 [Vezi forumul pentru suport](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sam-reading-time/)

## Donează

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 [ Donează pentru acest modul ](https://samwda.ir)