Progress Bars
by WPDeveloper · Blocks
Also makes 47 other plugins · 2.8M+ installs across the portfolio →
Make your website interactive with stunning progress bar block.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈560 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block” for “bars”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bars” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 14.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,578 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 2 releases 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bars | #7 | #23 | 0 |
| progress your tag | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| progress bar | #10 | #21 | up 2 |
| our progress bar | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| progress bar showcase | #6 | #23 | down 2 |
| wordpress progress bar | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| page progress | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| gutenberg your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block” for “bars”. “block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “bars” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 684 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v1.3.1 · 26 Oct 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 60% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Oct 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kylemalkin4.1y ago
I highly recommend this plugin. It has lots of customizability and is super easy to edit compared to other options out there.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aprilmackwrites6.1y ago
I was thrilled when I first installed it. I loved that it was simple and yet customizable. Super easy to use and just what I wanted. But when WordPress updated I could no longer create or edit pages/posts, and this plugin was the culprit. I held off on a poor review because I really did love it and I hoped they would fix the problem. So instead, I went to the support forum linked in the plugin description and explained the problem. No response. I prompted them again, but still no response. It’s been nearly two weeks since I first posted and still nothing. It would have been 5 stars. But the fact that updates are not pushed out to fix compatibility issues like this and that their customer service is nonexistent, 1 star. The result is the 2-star rating you see. If they fix it I will use it again. But I kind of doubt they will, which is extremely disappointing. EDIT: Despite the reply to this review, the problem was not resolved at the time. One year later (Sept 2021) they reached out to me via email saying they were able to fix the problem. I don’t know if the update took that long or just their reply to my forum thread in GitHub did (it’s the forum they linked to in their plug-in description under “documentation and support”). I’ve reinstalled it today and it works beautifully. I’ve updated my rating to four stars—five for the plug-in, minus one for lackluster customer service. This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by aprilmackwrites. This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by aprilmackwrites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PolyWogg6.2y ago
My original review was that it was a simple progress bar for 0-100%, options to change colours, topography, percentage inline or above, change colours, etc. Very simple way to do it…4 stars at the time. This was even with an initial glitch on install, throwing a supposed error registering the page, but it loaded just fine. Update: A couple of weeks later and now it is broken with the latest WP 5.5 update as the editor will not load when this is installed. P. This topic was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by PolyWogg.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Make your website interactive with stunning progress bar block."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Gutenberg, Block editor and 3 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 9 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,221 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-08 600+ → 500+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 700+ → 600+ down after 166 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-14 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 800+ → 700+ down after 581 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
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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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 4 shared tags A -
Genesis Blocks 40K+ installs · 3.8★ · 4 shared tags B -
Snow Monkey Forms 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
Snow Monkey Editor 30K+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags B
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