Medium Like Minutes To Read | WordPress Read Time Plugin

Underwhelming Experience: Medium Like Minutes To Read Plugin Review

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Medium Like Minutes To Read plugin for WordPress, with the goal of enhancing the user experience on my website by providing an estimated reading time for each post. Unfortunately, my experience with this plugin was disappointing, and I would give it a score of 0 out of 5.

What is Medium Like Minutes To Read?

According to the plugin’s description, Medium Like Minutes To Read is designed to add reading time estimation to your WordPress posts, similar to the feature found on Medium. The plugin claims to estimate the reading time duration based on the post length and average reading speed, and allows you to define the location and style of the time estimation.

Changelog

The plugin’s changelog is minimal, with only one update listed:

• 1.0.1 (22 August 2020): Added: Time structure changed

Unfortunately, this lack of transparency and detail about the changes made to the plugin leaves me with more questions than answers.

User Experience

The plugin’s user interface is straightforward, but the functionality is limited. After installing and activating the plugin, I was able to add a reading time estimation to my posts, but the options for customization were minimal. The plugin does not provide any advanced settings or options for fine-tuning the reading time estimation, which is a major drawback.

Moreover, the plugin’s estimates were often inaccurate, which undermined the entire purpose of providing a reading time estimation. I found that the estimated reading time was often significantly longer or shorter than the actual time it took to read the post, which made it difficult for users to plan their time effectively.

Conclusion

Overall, my experience with the Medium Like Minutes To Read plugin was disappointing. The limited customization options, inaccurate reading time estimates, and lack of transparency in the changelog make it difficult for me to recommend this plugin to others. Until the plugin is updated to address these issues, I would suggest exploring alternative options for adding reading time estimation to your WordPress posts.