jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime 16.0.4

.NET 9.0 This package targets .NET 9.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime --version 16.0.4
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime -Version 16.0.4
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime" Version="16.0.4" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime" Version="16.0.4" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime --version 16.0.4
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime, 16.0.4"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime@16.0.4
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime&version=16.0.4
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime&version=16.0.4
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime

Documentation Umbraco Marketplace License NuGet Downloads Project Website

Custom Data Type for calculating reading time. With full variant support!

The following editors are currently supported:

  • Rich Text
  • Markdown
  • Block Grid
  • Block List
  • Nested Content
  • Textstring
  • Textarea

Quick Start

  1. Install the NuGet package in your Umbraco CMS website project. 
     dotnet add package jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime
  2. Add the Reading Time data type to a document type. You can configure:
    • Words per minute (default is 200)
    • Min Unit (default is Minute)
    • Max Unit (default is Minute)
  3. Save and publish content.
  4. Reading Time will display in the backoffice

Using the value in your templates

In your template, you can accessing the Reading Time property value like any other property:

 @Model.ReadingTime.DisplayTime()

Configuration

You can change the average words per minute in the data type settings.

When creating a new data type, the default will be 200 words per minute.

Contributing

Contributions to this package are most welcome! Please visit the Contributing page.

Acknowledgements (Thanks)

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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