Readers decide in three seconds. Give them a reason to stay. Calculates word count and reading time, written to post metadata on publish. Ships a companion Astro component.

Installation

pnpm add @plugdash/readtime

import { readtimePlugin } from "@plugdash/readtime";

export default defineConfig({
  integrations: [
    emdash({
      plugins: [readtimePlugin()],
    }),
  ],
});

Usage scenarios

• Blog posts — display estimated reading time to set reader expectations.
• Editorial dashboards — track content length across your publication.