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WordPress Estimated Read Time
<?php
/**
* Estimates the reading time for a given piece of $content.
*
* @param string $content Content to calculate read time for.
* @param int $wpm Estimated words per minute of reader.
*
* @returns int $time Esimated reading time.
*/
function prefix_estimated_reading_time( $content = '', $wpm = 300 ) {
$clean_content = strip_shortcodes( $content );
$clean_content = strip_tags( $clean_content );
$word_count = str_word_count( $clean_content );
$time = ceil( $word_count / $wpm );
return $time;
}
<div class="reading-time">
<?php echo prefix_estimated_reading_time( get_the_content() ); ?> min read
</div>
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