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50 lines
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title: ReadingTime
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description: Returns the estimated reading time, in minutes, for the given page.
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categories: []
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keywords: []
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action:
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related:
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- methods/page/WordCount
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- methods/page/FuzzyWordCount
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returnType: int
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signatures: [PAGE.ReadingTime]
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---
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The estimated reading time is calculated by dividing the number of words in the content by the reading speed.
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By default, Hugo assumes a reading speed of 212 words per minute. For CJK languages, it assumes 500 words per minute.
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```go-html-template
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{{ printf "Estimated reading time: %d minutes" .ReadingTime }}
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```
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Reading speed varies by language. Create language-specific estimated reading times on your multilingual site using site parameters.
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{{< code-toggle file=hugo >}}
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[languages]
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[languages.de]
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contentDir = 'content/de'
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languageCode = 'de-DE'
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languageName = 'Deutsch'
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weight = 2
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[languages.de.params]
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reading_speed = 179
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[languages.en]
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contentDir = 'content/en'
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languageCode = 'en-US'
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languageName = 'English'
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weight = 1
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[languages.en.params]
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reading_speed = 228
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{{< /code-toggle >}}
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Then in your template:
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```go-html-template
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{{ $readingTime := div (float .WordCount) .Site.Params.reading_speed }}
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{{ $readingTime = math.Ceil $readingTime }}
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```
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We cast the `.WordCount` to a float to obtain a float when we divide by the reading speed. Then round up to the nearest integer.
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