# What is the requirement / trigger for a post to show read time at end?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-requirement-trigger-for-a-post-to-show-read-time-at-end/323110
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** topic-map
**Created:** [August 23, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-requirement-trigger-for-a-post-to-show-read-time-at-end/323110 "2024-08-23T17:34:06Z")
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### Author: ![th21](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/th21/32/211915_2.png) [@th21](https://meta.discourse.org/u/th21)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-requirement-trigger-for-a-post-to-show-read-time-at-end/323110/1 "2024-08-23T17:34:06Z")

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I see those xx min read time under some of the topics but not the others.

Is it possible to make it show on every post for my own instance?

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-requirement-trigger-for-a-post-to-show-read-time-at-end/323110/2 "2024-08-23T18:25:54Z")

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At the moment the reading time is hidden when it is less than 3 minutes. But there is some discussion about showing low values.

> [@How to show topic-map on non-commented posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-topic-map-on-non-commented-posts/204222/31):
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> Based on what we hide now:
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> > [@Feedback on our simplified topic map experiment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feedback-on-our-simplified-topic-map-experiment/307584/47):
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> > hide low counts:
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> > - Hide low read estimates (under 3 minutes)
> > - Hide participant count if 5 or less
> > - Show participant avatars if there are more than 10 posts
> > - Hide like count when there are fewer than 5 likes or fewer than 10 posts
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> I’d say everything _could_ be shown, even when zero, except the estimated read time. I’d still hide that when under 3min. It has very little value as a low number. Then again, if you’re already showing the whole element… I guess it doesn’t matter anymore.

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-requirement-trigger-for-a-post-to-show-read-time-at-end/323110/3 "2024-09-22T18:26:47Z")

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