Title: TL;DR – Smart Reading Timer Author: Reuven Karasik Published: June 19, 2015 Last modified: August 17, 2018 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/tldr-smart-reading-timer.svg) # TL;DR – Smart Reading Timer By [Reuven Karasik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kinging/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tldr-smart-reading-timer/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tldr-smart-reading-timer/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tldr-smart-reading-timer/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tldr-smart-reading-timer/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/) ## Description TL;DR is a common short for “Too long – Didn’t read”. This plugin allows you to put a small snippet next to each post which tells the users how long it would take to read the post, just like in [Medium.com](http://medium.com). This plugin is smarter than most reading timers, because it takes into account the images and the videos of the post. In the future there will be even more support for image height, better support for media (videos and mp3s), and more! This plugin can work on any theme but it works best on themes that support TL;DR. ## Screenshots [⌊(example) the plugin's result⌉⌊(example) the plugin's result⌉[ (example) the plugin’s result [⌊The plugin settings page⌉⌊The plugin settings page⌉[ The plugin settings page ## Installation After the usual installation, you’ll probably need to go to the settings and check one of the “force …” checkboxes. This is to make sure your visitors cn see the minutes count even if your theme wasn’t built to support TL;DR. ## FAQ I installed the plugin but I can’t see the minutes on the website. Why? A: Go to the settings page and check one of the “force ..” checkboxes. You can choose where to show the text – after the title or the date (more to come). Installation Instructions After the usual installation, you’ll probably need to go to the settings and check one of the “force …” checkboxes. This is to make sure your visitors cn see the minutes count even if your theme wasn’t built to support TL;DR. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “TL;DR – Smart Reading Timer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Reuven Karasik ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kinging/) [Translate “TL;DR – Smart Reading Timer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/tldr-smart-reading-timer) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tldr-smart-reading-timer/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/tldr-smart-reading-timer/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tldr-smart-reading-timer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/tldr-smart-reading-timer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **0.0.2** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 3 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.9.29** * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tldr-smart-reading-timer/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Reuven Karasik ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kinging/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tldr-smart-reading-timer/)