Progress Bar
by Chris Reynolds · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple progress bar shortcode that can be styled with CSS
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+134%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “reading progress”, “demo bar” and “green” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #8 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
91 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 72.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 48 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| progress bar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| progress your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| wordpress progress bar | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| animated progress bar | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hello bar | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| page progress | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| reading progress bar | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| reading progress | #7 | #8 | down 1 |
| bar | #13 | #15 | up 1 |
| demo bar | #8 | #12 | up 1 |
| styled | #11 | #12 | down 1 |
| green | #10 | #8 | 0 |
| fixed bar | #10 | #10 | up 2 |
| css3 your tag | #18 | #17 | down 5 |
| header bar | #14 | #14 | 0 |
| bottom bar | #13 | #12 | up 2 |
| simple bar | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| top bar | #18 | #18 | up 1 |
| notice bar | #21 | #19 | down 1 |
| gradient | #22 | #16 | down 1 |
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
58 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “reading progress”, “demo bar” and “green” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #8 and #10 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- Slipping on “css3”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-29, now #18. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.2.5 · 13 Sep 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 4.1 years to cross, which places it about 54% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jul 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Brisch2.7y ago
Also mobile-ready! Works great, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ applestalk4.4y ago
Love this plugin, clean and simple, easy to customise and place wherever you like.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ authormelanieray8.6y ago
Fill in as much or as little as you want. I really like the way this looks on my site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SUMMER9.4y ago
Wonderful plugin that is my wanted, thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ümit Solmaz9.6y ago
Thanks you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arjen_M9.9y ago
Really nice plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ümit Solmaz10.1y ago
Progress Bar update…?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcelocpires10.3y ago
Tks, great plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.2.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Progress Bar <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47441 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.3 Patched in 2.2.4
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Progress Bar <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wppb shortcode ↗2023-04-24 CVE-2023-23699 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.1.6 Patched in 2.2.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 9 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,063 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1503 days in tier
- 2020-10-24 3K+ → 2K+ down after 654 days in tier
- 2019-01-09 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1135 days in tier
- 2015-12-01 3K+ → 4K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Better Font Awesome 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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