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Reading Time
Honest read-time estimates for long posts.
Show "5 min read" badges on EmDash posts, with configurable reading speed and counting rules, manual overrides and three badge styles.
Features
Configurable speed
200 words per minute by default.
Counting rules
Include headings or captions; skip code.
Manual overrides
Set the minutes or label per post.
Three styles
Compact, inline and pill badges.
Reading Time estimates how long a post takes to read and shows it as a small badge. You choose the reading speed and what counts: headings in, captions out and code blocks skipped, by default.
When the estimate is wrong
Editors can override the minutes or the label on any post, and you can choose how very short posts are handled.
Install
pnpm add @masonjames/emdash-plugin-reading-time
// astro.config.mjs
import { defineConfig } from "astro/config";
import emdash from "emdash/astro";
import { readingTimePlugin } from "@masonjames/emdash-plugin-reading-time";
export default defineConfig({
integrations: [
emdash({ plugins: [readingTimePlugin()] }),
],
});Questions
Where does the badge appear?
Wherever your theme places the component, or where an editor inserts the block. Use one or the other so a post doesn't show two badges.