# jekyll-read-time

**Repository Path**: mirrors_codejamninja/jekyll-read-time

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: jekyll-read-time
- **Description**: Jekyll liquid tag to indicating the read time of the content
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-08
- **Last Updated**: 2025-09-27

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

# Jekyll Read Time

Jekyll liquid tag to indicating the read time of the content

![](assets/jekyll-read-time.png)

## Usage

Add the following to your `Gemfile`
```rb
group :jekyll_plugins do
  gem "jekyll-read-time", "~> 0.1.0"
end
```

Add the following to your `_config.yml`

```yml
plugins:
  - jekyll-read-time
```

Place one of the following tags in your layout

```
{{ content | read_time_short }}
```

This generates the reading time as a number, like "4 minute read" or "less than 1 minute read"

```
{{ content | read_time }}
```

This generates the reading time as like "4 min read"