Enhance post cards with date, reading time, and comment count metadata

functions.php

@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ function wisdom1_scripts() {
 }
 add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'wisdom1_scripts' );
 
+/**
+ * Calculate estimated reading time.
+ */
+function wisdom1_reading_time() {
+	$content = get_post_field( 'post_content', get_the_ID() );
+	$word_count = str_word_count( strip_tags( $content ) );
+	$reading_time = ceil( $word_count / 200 ); // Average 200 words per minute
+
+	return $reading_time . ' min read';
+}
+
 /**
  * Customizer additions.
  */