Title: FlowRead – Smart Reading Experience for Websites
Author: sydurrahman
Published: <strong>6. apryla 2026</strong>
Last modified: 27. apryla 2026

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# FlowRead – Smart Reading Experience for Websites

 Wot [sydurrahman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sydurrahman/)

[Sćahnyć](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/flowread.1.0.4.zip)

 * [Podrobnosće](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/flowread/#description)
 * [Pohódnoćenja](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/flowread/#reviews)
 *  [Instalacija](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/flowread/#installation)
 * [Wuwiće](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/flowread/#developers)

 [Podpěra](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/flowread/)

## Wopisanje

**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 scroll-progress indicator with Classic/Gradient
styles, adjustable height, custom colors, and selective post type display.

⏱️ **Article Read Time**
 – Auto-calculates estimated reading time with configurable
WPM, custom styling, and multiple display formats.

🔢 **Dynamic Word Counter**
 – Real-time word counting for admin editor and frontend
fields, with min/max limits, progress bar, floating or inline display, and full 
UI customisation.

### 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

### 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:

### Privacy Policy

FlowRead – Smart Reading Experience for Websites uses [Appsero](https://appsero.com)
SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot
problems faster and make product improvements.

Appsero SDK **does not gather any data by default.** The SDK only starts gathering
basic telemetry data **when a user allows it via the admin notice**. We collect 
the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users.

Integrating Appsero SDK **DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY** start gathering data, **without
confirmation from users in any case.**

Learn more about how [Appsero collects and uses this data](https://appsero.com/privacy-policy/).

### 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

reading progress bar, article read time, reading time estimate, user engagement,
bounce rate reduction, reading experience, WordPress plugin, content metrics, reader
tools, website engagement, smart reading, content depth indicator, estimated reading
time

### Disclaimer

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

## Fota wobrazowki

 * [[
 * Configure Reading Progress Bar
 * [[
 * Configure Article Read Time
 * [[
 * Configure Dynamic Word Counter

## Instalacija

 1. Upload the `flowread` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‚Plugins‘ menu in WordPress
 3. Navigate to FlowRead Settings in the admin panel
 4. Configure the Reading Progress Bar and Article Read Time settings
 5. Save your preferences and enjoy enhanced reading experience

## HSP

### Does FlowRead slow down my website?

No. FlowRead is highly optimized and uses minimal resources. The plugin loads only
necessary assets on the frontend.

### Can I customize the progress bar color?

Yes. You can customize the background color, primary color, and even use gradient
colors for the progress bar.

### Does it work on all post types?

You can choose which post types display the reading progress bar and article read
time. By default, it supports all public post types.

### Can I change the words per minute for reading time calculation?

Yes. The article read time feature allows you to set a custom words-per-minute value
to match your typical reader’s speed.

### Is it mobile-friendly?

Yes. Both features are fully responsive and work perfectly on all devices including
smartphones and tablets.

### Can I disable these features on specific pages?

Yes. You can select specific post types where each feature should display through
the FlowRead settings panel.

### Does it affect SEO?

It can positively impact SEO by increasing time-on-site metrics and user engagement
signals that search engines monitor.

### What if I want to hide the features temporarily?

Simply don’t select any post types in the settings, and the features won’t display
until you enable them again.

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## Protokol změnow

#### 1.0.4

 * Added : Appsero SDK
 * Update : readme.txt file

#### 1.0.3

 * Features : Dynamic word counter Feature added

#### 1.0.2

 * fixed Use wp_enqueue commands issue

#### 1.0.1

 * fixed rightful owner issue
 * fixed text domain issue

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.4**
 *  Last updated **1 měsac**
 *  Active installations **Mjenje hač 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 abo nowši **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 abo nowši **
 *  Languages
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flowread/) a [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/flowread/).
 *  [Přełožće do swojeje rěče](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/flowread)
 * Tags
 * [article read time](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/article-read-time/)
   [reading progress bar](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-progress-bar/)
   [reading time estimate](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time-estimate/)
   [user engagement](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/user-engagement/)
 *  [Rozšěrjeny napohlad](https://hsb.wordpress.org/plugins/flowread/advanced/)

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## Sobuskutkowarjo

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

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