Description
LevelNetwork WRT Reading Tools enhances your content by adding a professional and informative bar, providing valuable metadata and accessibility tools directly within your posts and pages.
Core Features:
- Word Count: Automatically calculates and displays the total word count based on the main filtered content block (
the_content). Provides the most relevant count for the displayed text. - Estimated Reading Time: Shows reading time in minutes, calculated using a configurable WPM setting (Default: 200 WPM) based on the filtered content word count.
- Post View Counter:
- Reliably tracks and displays post/page views via AJAX with secure nonces and cookie tracking.
- Configurable Cookie Expiry (Default: 6 hours).
- Global & Per-Post Start Value options to set an initial count.
- View Reset button in the post editor metabox.
- (Note: Disabled by default, must be enabled in settings).
- Text Font Resizer: Includes +/- buttons and an optional Reset button. Remembers user preference via LocalStorage.
- Accessibility & Utility Buttons:
- Optional Contrast/Night Mode toggle with multiple icon choices. Remembers user preference.
- Optional Clean Print button using a configurable selector to print only the main content area.
Extensive Customization & Compatibility:
- Display Control:
- Show bar on: Only Posts (Default), Only Pages, Both, or Manual Placement Only (disables automatic insertion).
- Automatically excluded from the homepage.
- Position: Above (Default) or Below content.
- Mobile Visibility: Option to show (Default) or hide on mobile.
- Component Toggle: Individually enable/disable Word Count, Reading Time, View Counter, Font Resizer (+/-), Font Reset Button, Contrast Button, and Print Button.
- Theme Compatibility & Exclusions: Settings for CSS selectors allow you to target specific content areas and exclude unwanted elements (like injected ads, related posts, or author boxes) from being counted, resized, or printed.
- Visual Styling:
- Choose from 50 built-in Color Palettes with live admin preview!
- Select your preferred icon for the Contrast Mode button (with preview).
- Shortcode:
[lnwrt_only_tools]available to manually display only the action buttons group. - Professional & Lightweight: Clean design, uses WordPress Dashicons, CSS Variables.
- Localization Ready: Fully translatable.
Provide richer insights, better accessibility, and more control using LevelNetwork WRT Reading Tools!
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Installation
- WordPress Admin:
Plugins > Add New Plugin>Upload Plugin> Chooselevelnetwork-wrt-reading-tools.zip>Install Now>Activate. - FTP: Upload
levelnetwork-wrt-reading-toolsfolder to/wp-content/plugins/> Activate inPluginsmenu. - Configuration: Go to Settings > Reading Tools. Configure all options, especially « Target Selectors ». Enable desired components & buttons (View Counter is off by default).
FAQ
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Go to
Settings > Reading Tools > Target Selectorsand use the « Exclude Selector CSS » field. Enter the CSS classes or IDs (separated by commas, e.g.,.ad-banner, .related-posts, #author-box) of the elements you want the plugin to completely ignore. -
Go to
Settings > Reading Tools > Target Selectors. Ensure the « Font Resizer Target » field contains the correct CSS selector for your theme’s main text container (e.g.,.entry-content). -
Go to
Settings > Reading Tools > Target Selectors. Ensure the « Clean Print Target » field contains the correct CSS selector for the specific content block you want to print. -
The bar appears in unwanted places (widgets, etc.).
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Go to Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS in your WordPress dashboard to hide the bar in specific locations using standard CSS. Use browser « Inspect Element » to find a unique parent selector for the unwanted area (e.g.,
#sidebar .widget .lnwrt-reading-tools-bar { display: none; }). -
View Counter shows 0 or doesn’t update?
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- Enable It: Check « View Count » under
Settings > Reading Tools > Components & Options. - Clear Caches: Crucial! Clear all caches (plugin, server, CDN, browser) and test in an Incognito window.
- Admins Ignored: Logged-in admins are not counted. Test logged out.
- Cookie Expiry: Wait for the cookie (check setting) or use Incognito.
- Check Console: Look for JS errors or failed AJAX requests (F12 > Console / Network).
- Enable It: Check « View Count » under
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How do I reset the View Count?
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Edit the post/page, find the « WRT View Stats » metabox, click « Reset ». The count updates after refresh.
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How does the « Start Value » for views work?
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Sets the base number before the first view is counted. Example: Start Value 100 -> first visitor makes count 101. A per-post override (set via metabox before first view) takes precedence.
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Yes, under
Settings > Reading Tools > Components & Options. -
Why might the Word Count/Read Time seem slightly off compared to other tools?
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By default, the calculation is based on the text content after WordPress filters have run. For perfect accuracy, use the « Word Count Target » and « Exclude Selector CSS » settings to define exactly which areas should and shouldn’t be counted.
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What shortcodes are available?
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[lnwrt_only_tools]: Displays only the interactive buttons (Resizer, Reset, Contrast, Print) based on enabled settings. Useful for manual placement. Requires plugin assets (JS/CSS) to be loaded on the page.
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1.1.3
- Feature: Added new Color Palettes, bringing the total to 50 beautifully crafted options!
- Refinement: Redesigned the settings page with a professional two-column layout and a sidebar for support and resources.
- Compliance/Security: Removed the Custom CSS field to comply with strict WordPress.org security guidelines (users should now use the native Appearance > Customize > Additional CSS).
- Fix: Fully un-minified and formatted frontend JavaScript to meet WordPress.org human-readable source code requirements.
1.1.2
- Refinement: Complete codebase refactoring (prefixes, text domain, styles updated to
lnwrt_andLevelNetwork) to comply with strict WordPress.org guidelines. - Feature: Added powerful « Exclude Selector CSS » to perfectly ignore specific elements (ads, related posts) from word count, resizing, and printing.
- Feature: Added Contrast Button Icon selection.
- Feature: Added Live Preview for Palettes/Icons in settings.
- Feature: Added specific CSS Selector setting for Word Count calculation.
- Fix: Resolved AJAX, JS initialization, and PHP Deprecated errors.
- Refinement: Shortcodes updated; removed unstable single-data ones, kept
[lnwrt_only_tools].
1.1.1
- Fix: Corrected CSS variable usage for button backgrounds with dark palettes.
- Fix: Ensured JS initializes correctly regardless of enabled components.
- Fix: Resolved PHP warnings/notices (duplicate constants, deprecated functions).
- Refinement: Centralized constant definitions.
1.1.0
- Feature: Added Font Size Reset button.
- Feature: Added Contrast/Night Mode toggle button.
- Feature: Added Clean Print button.
- Feature: Added Configurable Print Area CSS Selector setting.
- Feature: Added Configurable Words Per Minute (WPM) setting.
- Feature: Added Configurable Cookie Expiry setting for view counter.
- Feature: Added View Count Reset button in Post Editor Metabox.
- Feature: Added Global and Per-Post Start Value options for View Counter.
- Update: View Counter calculation now respects start values.
- Fix: Improved context checking to prevent bar display in widgets.
1.0.0
- Initial release.