Substack: auto-mark post as read
After 80% of the post is scrolled through it is stored as read in localStorage and a "Read" badge appears.
Code to copy
// Mark a post as "read" in localStorage after 80% of it has been scrolled through
(function () {
var KEY = 'jz-substack-read';
function load() { try { return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(KEY) || '{}'); } catch (e) { return {}; } }
function save(map) { try { localStorage.setItem(KEY, JSON.stringify(map)); } catch (e) {} }
function root() {
return document.querySelector('.body.markup, .available-content, [class*="postBody"]');
}
function badge() {
if (document.getElementById('jz-sub-read-badge')) { return; }
var d = document.createElement('div');
d.id = 'jz-sub-read-badge';
d.textContent = '✓ Read';
d.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;right:14px;bottom:14px;background:#16a34a;color:#fff;padding:6px 10px;border-radius:14px;font:600 12px/1 system-ui,sans-serif;z-index:99999;box-shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.2);';
document.body.appendChild(d);
}
function check() {
var r = root(); if (!r) { return; }
var rect = r.getBoundingClientRect();
var seen = window.innerHeight - rect.top;
var pct = seen / rect.height;
if (pct < 0.8) { return; }
var key = location.pathname;
var map = load();
if (!map[key]) { map[key] = Date.now(); save(map); }
badge();
}
check();
var map = load();
if (map[location.pathname]) { badge(); }
window.addEventListener('scroll', function () {
clearTimeout(window.__jzSubRead);
window.__jzSubRead = setTimeout(check, 200);
}, { passive: true });
})();
How to use this example
- Copy the code with the button above.
- Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
- Add a new rule matching that page.
- Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.
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