DF Read Time v1.1.0 — 190-wpm estimates from actual post prose

Verification record: DFV-AUDIT-20261021
Repair wave 2 — DF Read Time 1.1.0
21 October 2026 · Sir-Vigu · Scoped staging checks passed

Versioned rebuild informed by the deployed source; not the missing original archive. This is a versioned repair/rebuild, not a recovered original archive. No production activation was performed.


Actual isolated MyBB test capture. Sample data; not a production install or a real payment/broadcast claim.

What changed

• Counts actual post-body prose, excluding quotes and code blocks.
  
• Uses browser word segmentation where available, with a modern Unicode regex fallback.
  
• Rounds word count / 190 upward; hides the chip for empty content.
  
• Updates after observed post additions or a df:posts-updated event. No tracking or external requests.
  

Requirements
MyBB 1.8.40 tested; PHP 8.1+ intended (runtime tests on 8.4.26); MySQL/MariaDB; modern browser. Custom themes, external authentication, mail and provider integrations require their own staging checks.

Installation and upgrade
Back up first. Upload inc/ and jscripts/ into the MyBB root. Deactivate old DF Read Time; upload inc/plugins/df_readtime.php and jscripts/df_readtime/; activate 1.1.0. Ensure you do not leave a differently named copy active.

Settings
No settings or custom tables. Estimate is fixed at 190 words/minute.

Usage

Code:

Open a thread with normal prose. The chip displays an approximate minute count and the word count. It is an estimate, not measured dwell time.

Test evidence
Actual 300-word fixture estimated as two minutes, quotation exclusion, live update to 500 words, JavaScript parsing and lifecycle.
The eight-release wave passed 117 scoped assertions across PHP/MyBB, browser, HTTP and lifecycle checks. Some tests used a combined plugin context; this is not a universal compatibility certificate or an independent security audit.

Limitations / breaking changes
Modern browser required; language segmentation varies. It is not a reading-progress tracker or analytics tool. Highly customized themes without .post_body require adaptation.

Deactivate / uninstall
Deactivate and optionally remove its files. No stored posts, settings or user records are changed.

Changelog
1.1.0 — 21 October 2026: Versioned rebuild informed by the deployed source; not the missing original archive. Full source, README, upgrade notes, changelog, test-scope note and licence included in the ZIP.

Download the current Vault release — existing access rules apply.

Support / licence
Reply below or PM Sir-Vigu (uid 1) with versions and a minimal reproduction. Never publish credentials or private member data. GPL-3.0-or-later; existing attribution retained.

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Original release notes
⏱️ DF Read Time — Friday Freebie #4

Readers love knowing what they're signing up for. DF Read Time adds a small floating "N min read" chip to every thread page — counted live from the real posts, tuned at a comfy 190 words-per-minute. No settings, no template edits, no tables. Upload → activate → done.

Live demo: you are literally looking at it 👀 — it's running on this very forum, bottom-right of your screen.

Install: upload inc/plugins/df_readtime.php → ACP → Plugins → Install & Activate.
Grab it: DF Vault → Free Stuff (free for every member, forever). Direct: ⬇ dfreadtime-1.0.zip

💬 What should Friday Freebie #5 be? Drop ideas below — most-liked one gets built.

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