SKT Skill Bar
by Sonal S Sinha · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 29.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Showcase skillsets that you are good at anywhere on your website using this plugin.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.7K estimated
Momentum
+16%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 68/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 77K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,781 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 127 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.1★ over 14 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
36
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| skill | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| skill bar | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| skill bars your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| vertical skill bar your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| vertical graph bar your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| circular skill bar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| half circle skill bar your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| bar graph | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| skill progress bar | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| circular | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| progress bar showcase | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| bar | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Already on top for “skill” and “skill bar”. #1 and #1 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · 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.
1
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v3.1 · 29 Jun 2026
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 26% 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 8 months ago; the previous band took 2.1 years to cross, which places it about 67% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ revixi57.9y ago
Works great for me! And looks nice in a widget. Thanks a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inikosoft8.0y ago
This plugin does not work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danybr08.7y ago
But needs improvements.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hmistler9.6y ago
This plugin randomly stopped working and there is no support for it. Needs to be updated & maintained.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sjmur10.0y ago
Does not accomidate easyPieChart functionality fully. Not been tested against latest stable releases in some time. Had to hack the core for the plugin to do what it says on the tin. Think twice and just use easyPieChart JS Directly until the dev picks up support again
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nckreuz10.9y ago
I think this is nice and it fits well but, the full circle one isn’t working so well for my website. I added it but there is no animation, and the circle does not look like its been vectorized, it comes up quite pixelated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ omduk11.2y ago
Very good. Please update it to support new wordpress versions. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lindebjerg11.5y ago
install, inset shortcodes, nice style, simple, just perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 5 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 SKT Skill Bar <= 2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-08-04 CVE-2026-6972 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.6 Patched in 2.7
- Patched Medium · 6.4 SKT Skill Bar <= 2.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-11-14 CVE-2025-66090 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5 Patched in 2.6
- Patched Medium · 6.4 SKT Skill Bar <= 2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47482 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.4 Patched in 2.5
- Patched Medium · 6.4 SKT Skill Bar <= 2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-04-11 CVE-2025-26880 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3 Patched in 2.4
- Patched Medium · 6.4 SKT Skill Bar <= 2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-11 CVE-2024-38698 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0 Patched in 2.1
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
0 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 567 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("circular skill bar", "half circle skill bar", "vertical graph bar", "vertical skill bar" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 750 days in tier
- 2024-02-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 405 days in tier
- 2022-12-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 524 days in tier
- 2021-07-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 633 days in tier
- 2019-10-30 6K+ → 5K+ down after 546 days in tier
- 2018-05-02 5K+ → 6K+ up after 90 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 2K+ → 5K+ 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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