Reading time: < 1 minute

I just committed an update to the Estimated Reading Time plugin I developed for wordpress back in February.  This update solves the feed problem that Rick Klau pointed out (thanks Rick!) in that it also appends the reading time information to the feed content.

Callum Macdonald came up with the fix and sent it over to me yesterday (thanks Callum!).  Gotta love the worldwide web where people who don’t even know each other can find each other and collaborate to make better software.

You can grab the updated version of the plugin at its page on wordpress.org any time. If you find any issues with it please let me know.

Reading time: 1 – 2 minutes

It was about time I automated the “reading time” info that I put at the beginning of all my posts.  Today I whipped up a little wordpress plugin that will add the reading time to the top of any post on any wordpress blog.  Now anyone can add that useful bit of information to their posts.

If you are up for giving the plugin a go please download it and send feedback my way.

Regarding the estimation of reading time: I used 150 words per minute (slightly below average) and 250 words per minute (slightly above average) as the range.  I would love any feedback on whether or not the estimation needs to be augmented.

Updates to come:

• Options dashboard: will allow for changes in words per minute numbers.
• Posting data to the feed: need to figure out how to, if possible, get the reading time data into the feed.