Title: How to add it to the post summary/
Last modified: May 30, 2019

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# How to add it to the post summary/

 *  Resolved [fh4545](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fh4545/)
 * (@fh4545)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-add-it-to-the-post-summary/)
 * Hello,
 * Thank you for the Reading Time plugin. I have just installed and configured it,
   working very well.
 * There is however one thing I believe would be useful for many users of the Reading
   Time plugin; being able to show reading time in the post summary. It is properly
   possible by using the shortcode, but where shall I implement the below shortcode?
 * `<?php echo do_shortcode('[rt_reading_time label="Reading Time:" postfix="minutes"]');?
   >`
 * Please have a look at how it is done at Medium; [Reding Time at Post Summary at Medium](https://medium.com/)
 * As it is now you will first see Reading Time when you open a post. Is it possible
   to show it in the post summary after the “X Days ago” and before the excerpt,
   as illustrated below in _italic_ and **bold**.
 * Image
    How social media data can improve people’s lives – if used responsibly
   By Stefaan G. Verhulst G. Verhulst 3 days ago
 * **_Reading Time Here_ **
 * In January 2015, heavy rains triggered unprecedented floods in Malawi. Over the
   next five weeks, the floods displaced more than 230,000 people and damaged over
   64,000 hectares of land. Almost…
 * I hope you will be able to help me out.
 * Thank you and best,
    Finn
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 *  Plugin Author [Jason Yingling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yingling017/)
 * (@yingling017)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-add-it-to-the-post-summary/#post-11597898)
 * Hi there,
 * You would need to alter the code for your theme (preferably using a [child theme](https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/advanced-topics/child-themes/))
   in order to get the reading time displayed where you would like it on your post.
 * Reading Time WP takes advantage of 2 of the standard hooks available in WordPress
   to place the reading time before the post content on single pages and before 
   the post excerpt.
 * But every WordPress theme uses unique code so it isn’t possible to cover every
   potential placement as an option in the plugin. Using `<?php echo do_shortcode('[
   rt_reading_time label="Reading Time:" postfix="minutes"]'); ?>` in your theme’s
   PHP files is your best bet to get it placed properly where you’d like it.
 *  Thread Starter [fh4545](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fh4545/)
 * (@fh4545)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-add-it-to-the-post-summary/#post-11655215)
 * Hi Jason,
 * Thank you for your reply.
 * I got it working as I wanted.

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