Init Reading Position – Remember, Return, Continue

Init Reading Position enhances the reading experience by remembering how far a visitor has read on a post.
When they return, it automatically scrolls back to where they left off.

Perfect for:

• Long-form articles
• Tutorials or guides
• Web novels or manga
• Any content where readers often stop and come back later

This plugin is part of the Init Plugin Suite — a collection of minimalist, fast, and developer-focused tools for WordPress.

GitHub repository: https://github.com/brokensmile2103/init-reading-position

Features

• Saves scroll position using localStorage (guests) or a dedicated database table (logged-in users)
• Smart device-based sync: remembers position separately for PC, Mobile, and Tablet
• Automatically scrolls back on page load
• Lightweight, no jQuery, no bloat
• Easy to extend via filters
• Optional settings page to control which post types are enabled
• Automatically cleans up orphaned data when a post or a user account is permanently deleted
• Optional, off-by-default housekeeping to remove abandoned or very old reading positions on large, long-running sites
• Optional, off-by-default write buffer for high-traffic sites: saves go to the persistent object cache and are written to the database in batches by a background job

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.
You are free to use, modify, and distribute it under the same license.