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Add estimated reading time to articles and tutorial pages #5027

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Add estimated reading time to articles and tutorial pages#5027
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opened on Jul 2, 2026

Problem

Readers browsing CodeHarborHub's content list cannot tell at a glance whether a tutorial takes 5 minutes or 45 minutes to complete, making it hard to choose content that fits their available study time.

Proposed Solution

Compute and display estimated reading time on every page via a remark plugin:

// plugins/remark-reading-time.js
module.exports = function readingTimePlugin() {
  return (tree, vfile) => {
    let wordCount = 0;
    visit(tree, 'text', node => {
      wordCount += node.value.split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean).length;
    });
    const minutes = Math.max(1, Math.round(wordCount / 200));
    vfile.data.frontMatter = { ...vfile.data.frontMatter, readingTime: minutes };
  };
};

Display X min read next to the publish date on both article cards (in listings) and the article header.

Additional Context

Level 2 feature. Code blocks should contribute a lower word weight (about 0.5x) since developers read code differently from prose.

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  1. github-actions commented on Jul 2, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Jul 2, 2026 – with GitHub Actions

    Hi @anshul23102! Thanks for opening this issue. We appreciate your contribution to this open-source project. Your input is valuable and we aim to respond or assign your issue as soon as possible. Thanks again!

  2. github-actions
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  3. anshul23102 commented on Jul 2, 2026

    @anshul23102
    anshul23102
    on Jul 2, 2026
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    @codeharborhub Could you please assign/ this issue to me? I would like to work on it under GSSOC '26.

  4. ajay-dhangar
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    anshul23102
    on Jul 26, 2026
  5. ajay-dhangar
    added a commit that references this issue on Jul 30, 2026

    feat: add remark plugin for calculating article reading time

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  6. ajay-dhangar
    closed this as completedin #5044on Jul 30, 2026

  7. github-actions commented on Jul 30, 2026

    @github-actions
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    on Jul 30, 2026 – with GitHub Actions

    Hello @anshul23102! Your issue #5027 has been closed. Thank you for your contribution!

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