FlowRead – Smart Reading Experience for Websites

FlowRead is a powerful WordPress plugin designed to enhance your website’s reading experience. It provides essential reading tools that help visitors understand content depth and manage their time more effectively.

Key Features

✨ Reading Progress Bar
– Visual progress indicator showing how far readers have scrolled
– Multiple display positions: Top, Bottom, or Fixed Top
– Stylish designs: Classic and Gradient styles
– Fully customizable colors and height
– Works seamlessly across all post types

⏱️ Article Read Time
– Automatic reading time calculation based on content length
– Customizable words-per-minute setting
– Smart position and formatting options
– Helps readers decide whether to read now or save for later
– Improves content discoverability

Why FlowRead?

1. Boost User Engagement – Reading progress bars keep visitors engaged by showing content depth
2. Improve Time Management – Article read time helps visitors plan their reading sessions
3. Reduce Bounce Rates – Set proper expectations with reading time estimates
4. Fully Customizable – Complete control over colors, styles, and display options
5. Performance Optimized – Lightweight and fast-loading
6. SEO Friendly – Increases time-on-site metrics that benefit your rankings

Features in Detail

Reading Progress Bar
– Displays visual progress as users scroll through content
– Available in two styles: Classic solid color or smooth gradient
– Adjustable height (1-100px)
– Custom color schemes for background and progress indicators
– Selective display on specific post types
– No impact on site performance

Article Read Time
– Automatically calculates estimated reading time
– Configurable reading speed (default: 200 words per minute)
– Display on selected post types
– Customizable styling and positioning
– Multiple format options for displaying time
– Mobile-responsive design

Customization Options

• Colors: Customize background color, primary color, and gradient colors
• Size: Adjust progress bar height from 1 to 100 pixels
• Position: Choose where to display the progress bar (top, bottom, or fixed top)
• Post Types: Select which post types should show the features
• Speed: Customize words per minute for accurate read time

Perfect For

• Blog websites needing better user engagement
• News and magazine sites
• Educational content platforms
• Long-form content publishers
• Any WordPress site focused on reading experience

Development

Requirements:
– PHP 7.4 or higher
– WordPress 5.0 or later

Built with:
– Modern PHP Object-Oriented Programming
– WordPress Plugin Standards
– PSR-4 Autoloading
– Composer Dependency Management

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit:

Author

Sydur Rahman
– Plugin: FlowRead – Smart Reading Experience for Websites

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPL-2.0+ License.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute this plugin under the terms of the GPL-2.0+ license.

See the license file included with the plugin for full details.

Credits

• Developed by Sydur Rahman
• Built for WordPress community
• Following WordPress coding standards and best practices

SEO Keywords

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Disclaimer

This plugin is provided “as-is” without any warranty. Use at your own risk. Always backup your website before installing new plugins.