readtime plugin 1.8 Runs on Joomla 5 and 6 with the Behaviour Backward Compatibility plugins disabled The content plugin loads through the Joomla 5 service provider readtime plugin 1.7 Added Only Categories so reading time can be limited to selected categories. A new category stays out until you add it. readtime plugin 1.6 Fixed progress calculation to measure article boundaries by default Fixed root and subdirectory asset URL handling Fixed left, centre, and right indicator alignment Added Plain, Rounded Badge, and Information Card presentation layouts Added Clock, Open Book, and no-icon display options using accessible inline SVG Added Before Article, After Article, and exact {readtime} shortcode placement Added support for multiple ReadTime shortcodes in one article Added per-shortcode overrides for layout, style, icon, word count, finish time, seconds, label, WPM, alignment, progress scope, image allowance, and percentage Added optional word count and estimated finish time Added configurable seconds-per-image allowance Added minimum word-count threshold for short content Added Article Content and Entire Page progress scopes Added progress track colour and optional percentage label Added versioned assets for reliable cache invalidation Added accessible progressbar semantics and complete indicator labels Added reduced-motion, print, and responsive mobile handling Added four live demo variants: Minimal Line, Rounded Badge, Information Card, and Seconds Display Improved Unicode word matching with CJK and Thai character fallback Moved CSS and JavaScript registration to Joomla Web Asset Manager Improved progress performance with requestAnimationFrame and transform-based updates Preserved all version 1.5 parameter names and exclusion settings Completed A-Z validation: 43 automated checks passed with zero failures readtime plugin 1.5 Added download key (dlid) support for automatic updates readtime plugin 1.4 Fixed CSS and JS asset loading - assets now load directly from plugin folder Added document type check to ensure assets only load for HTML documents Updated XML manifest to include assets folder in plugin files Improved asset path construction using direct document methods Enhanced script loading with proper defer attribute support readtime plugin 1.3 Code Optimization and Security Enhancements Fixed CSS and JS paths to assets folder Fixed spacing issue in reading time text Fixed object to string conversion errors Joomla 4, 5 & 6 Compatibility Modern PHP 8.0+ Support JoomlaX Branding 5 Style Presets (Default, Subtle, Bold, Minimal, Highlighted) Theme Color Customization Modal Article Selection for exclusions (handles thousands of articles) Improved View Exclusion with Radio Switchers Better handling of subform data structures readtime plugin 1.2 Fully compatible with Joomla 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x Updated XML manifest schema to version 4.0 for Joomla 4+ compatibility Enhanced plugin description with comprehensive feature list Updated update server URL to joomlax.com Updated header block to JoomlaX branding with proper PHPDoc format Verified all methods use modern Joomla 4+ APIs Code follows Joomla coding standards and best practices Removed unused HTMLHelper import readtime plugin 1.1 Fixed progress bar showing when reading time is excluded on blog layouts Resolved duplicate CSS and JavaScript loading issues Fixed parameter name mismatch between PHP code and XML configuration Added comprehensive input validation and error handling Implemented static variable to prevent duplicate resource loading Completely refactored plugin architecture for better performance and maintainability Enhanced blog layout detection with automatic fallback system Improved progress bar functionality with optimized JavaScript performance Improved exclusion logic for better reliability across different Joomla configurations Separated concerns into dedicated methods for better code organization Enhanced JavaScript with requestAnimationFrame for smoother performance readtime plugin 1.0 Basic reading time calculation based on word count and WPM settings Progress bar with scroll tracking functionality Customizable styling options for text and progress bar Exclusion options for categories, views, and specific articles Support for both minute and second display formats