Reading progressbar

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ masvil

   2.3y ago

   Well coded reading progress bar, the best I’ve tried. The only thing I don’t like is the custom position making the bar sticking on the bottom of an element instead of just below it.

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2. ★★★★★ DolphinGuy

   3.1y ago

   Have run Reading Progressbar for over a year. Works <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>flawlessly</span> on any website I’ve installed it on. Thanks Jb!

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3. ★★★★★ Éric Martin

   4.5y ago

   Extension facile à configurer, légère, et qui fait parfaitement son boulot. Merci !

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4. ★★★★★ Reuhno

   5.1y ago

   Super, fait ce qu’il doit faire et il le fait bien. Merci beaucoup pour ce plugin. This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by Reuhno.

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5. ★★★★★ Jason Rouet

   5.3y ago

   Easy to configure and quick to set up!

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6. ★★★★★ bscattolini

   5.4y ago

   good plugin

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7. ★★★★★ Dom Martigne

   5.5y ago

   we like this simplicity

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8. ★★★★★ Marie Comet

   6.5y ago

   Thanks you!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3.1 Security enhancements: escape values. 1.3.1
2. — Version 1.3 Performance enhancement for better support for Google Core Web Vitals: enqueue stylesheets and scripts only when necessary. 1.3
3. — Version 1.2.3 Fixed a jQuery error and adding WP 5.7 compatibility. Props @maxpertici. 1.2.3
4. — Version 1.2.2 Removed an unwanted console.log. 1.2.2
5. — Version 1.2.1 Gutenberg and WordPress 5.0/5.1 compatibility. Works fine. 1.2.1
6. — Version 1.2 Add german translation and fixed a JS bug while loading the progressbar value. We need to load the whole page before display the bar 🙂 1.2

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.4 Reading progressbar < 1.3.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-03-12 CVE-2026-2687 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.3.1 Patched in 1.3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 11 languages, 10 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-03-07 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-03-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 295 days in tier
4. 2025-05-15 8K+ → 7K+ down after 327 days in tier
5. 2024-06-22 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-06-21 8K+ → 9K+ up after 3 days in tier
7. 2024-06-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-06-16 8K+ → 9K+ 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).

• Worth The Read 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Reading Progress 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Catch Scroll Progress Bar 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B
• Easy Scroll Progress Indicator 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• P Post Reading Progress 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
• E Easy ProgressBar — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D

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Reading progressbar: 6K+ active installs, 5.0★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/reading-progress-bar