Title: ZenRead – Reading Progress Bar & Estimated Time
Author: Tusher Ikbal
Published: <strong>जनवरी 25, 2026</strong>
Last modified: जनवरी 26, 2026

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![](https://ps.w.org/zenread/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3446630)

# ZenRead – Reading Progress Bar & Estimated Time

 [Tusher Ikbal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tusherikbal/) द्वारा

[डाउनलोड गर्नुहोस्](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/zenread.zip)

 * [विवरण](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/zenread/#description)
 * [समीक्षाहरू](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/zenread/#reviews)
 *  [स्थापना](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/zenread/#installation)
 * [विकास](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/zenread/#developers)

 [सहायता](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/zenread/)

## विवरण

ZenRead is a lightweight and secure plugin that adds a sleek reading progress bar
and an estimated reading time indicator to your WordPress posts. It helps in reducing
bounce rates and improving engagement by giving readers a clear visual of their 
progress.

By showing how long a post will take to read and providing a smooth scrolling experience,
ZenRead enhances the overall readability of your site.

### Key Features

 * **Reading Progress Bar:** A smooth, customizable bar at the top of the page that
   tracks reading progress.
 * **Estimated Reading Time:** Automatically calculates and displays the reading
   time based on word count.
 * **Scroll to Top Button:** A customizable button with Dashicons support to help
   users navigate back to the top.
 * **Fully Customizable:** Easily change colors, bar height, padding, and margins
   from the settings page.
 * **Performance Focused:** Built with vanilla JavaScript and clean PHP, ensuring
   zero impact on site speed.
 * **Secure:** Fully follows WordPress.org security standards with data sanitization
   and escaping.

## स्थापना

 1. Upload the `zenread` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Access the settings via the ‘Reading Tool’ menu in your WordPress dashboard.

## प्रश्नोत्तर

### Does it work on pages?

ZenRead is currently optimized for single posts to provide the most accurate reading
metrics.

### Can I customize the colors?

Yes, you can fully customize the progress bar color, reading time background, and
text colors from the settings panel.

## समीक्षाहरू

यस प्लगिनको लागि कुनै समीक्षाहरू छैनन्।

## योगदानकर्ता र डेभलपरहरू

“ZenRead – Reading Progress Bar & Estimated Time” खुला स्रोत सफ्टवेयर हो। निम्न 
व्यक्तिहरूले यो प्लगिनमा योगदान गरेका छन्।

योगदानकर्ताहरू

 *   [ Tusher Ikbal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tusherikbal/)

[“ZenRead – Reading Progress Bar & Estimated Time” लाई आफ्नो भाषामा अनुवाद गर्नुहोस्](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/zenread)

### विकासमा रुचि छ?

[आरएसएस](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/zenread/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss)
द्वारा [कोड ब्राउज गर्नुहोस्](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zenread/),
[एसभीएन रिपजिटरी](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/zenread/) हेर्नुहोस्, वा [विकास लग](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/zenread/)
को सदस्यता लिनुहोस्।

## चेन्जलग

#### 1.1

 * Rebranded to ZenRead for better identity and uniqueness.
 * Added full data sanitization and security escaping.
 * Improved CSS for full-width reading time container.
 * Fixed scroll-to-top icon visibility issues.

#### 1.0

 * Initial release.

#### 1.2

 * Fix a simple issue

#### 1.3

 * Banner change

## मेटा

 *  संस्करण **1.3**
 *  पछिल्लो अपडेट **3 महिना अघि**
 *  सक्रिय स्थापना **१० भन्दा कम**
 *  वर्डप्रेस संस्करण ** 5.0 वा उच्च **
 *  जाँच गरिएको **6.9.4**
 *  भाषा
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/zenread/)
 * ट्यागहरू
 * [progress bar](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/progress-bar/)[Readability](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/readability/)
   [reading time](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading-time/)[scroll to top](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scroll-to-top/)
 *  [उन्नत दृश्य](https://ne.wordpress.org/plugins/zenread/advanced/)

## रेटिङ्गहरू

अहिलेसम्म कुनै समीक्षा पेस गरिएको छैन।

[Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/zenread/reviews/#new-post)

[See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/zenread/reviews/)

## योगदानकर्ताहरू

 *   [ Tusher Ikbal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tusherikbal/)

## सहायता

केही भन्नु छ? सहयोग चाहियो?

 [सहायता फोरम हेर्नुहोस्](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/zenread/)