WP Pace
by jamesdbruner · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Create an automatic page load progress bar. Based on Pace - Automatic page load progress bar. Javascript by Zack Bloom CSS by Adam Schwartz.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
80+
≈86 estimated
Momentum
+82%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “loading”, “loading animation” and “pace” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4570 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4570 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| zack zack | #22 | #11 | 0 |
| loading your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| loading animation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| pace your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| progress bar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “loading”, “loading animation” and “pace” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 78 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.5y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 28 Apr 2014
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “80+”. 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 58% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Nikola Papratovic10.8y ago
Just something I was looking for 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trickz10012.3y ago
Works great for me! Many thanks! One thing, however. I noticed that it only works when I’m logged in. If I was logged out, the progress bar didn’t appear at all! For anyone else having the problem, I worked out a fix for this: 1) Go to the plugin folder on your server and open: “wp-pace/methods/pace-sidewide.php” 2) Find (On line 23): if ( is_user_logged_in() ) { $loggedin = ‘.pace .pace-progress {margin-top: 32px}’; }else{ $loggedin = ”; } Replace: if ( is_user_logged_in() ) { $loggedin = ‘.pace .pace-progress {margin-top: 32px}’; }else if ( !is_user_logged_in() ){ $loggedin = ‘.pace .pace-progress {margin-top: 32px}’; } I hope this helps 🙂 Once again, thanks for this great plugin! – Trickz100
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LiQuiD_FeAR12.4y ago
Super nice plugin. I had looked at Pace in the past. I bought a progress bar off codecanyon and it was a total rip off. I was sour over it for months and now I find this! You built a very nice plugin. It does an accurate job of loading. Easy to setup and modify css. 5/5 Sincerely, Chris
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ youpain12.5y ago
Simple, thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imaginemonkey12.8y ago
This is an awesome plugin. I was trying to enqueue this script myself, but was having no luck. My problem, though, is that in IE11 and Firefox 26, on page-load, the flat progress bar will only load half way through the page very quickly. However, in Chrome, it loads all the way slowly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ george4n13.1y ago
This plugin is excellent. I used it on a site I made, if anyone wants to see what it looks like, it is activated site wide here. What I like most about the plugin is it is so light-weight and really fast. It comes with a few choices of templates as well. Great for a free plugin. Well done James!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ issaaccbb13.1y ago
Had a client who was angry the images were loading too long (rolls eyes) WP Pace give a simple, easy to see loading bar. It sticks to the screen and has several options. Wonderful plugin! Definitely recommend to any site that suffers loading times.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamesdbruner13.1y ago
Well it’s true… and it’s a pretty neat plugin anyways so why not.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create an automatic page load progress bar. Based on Pace - Automatic page load progress bar. Javascript by..."
- ! 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 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 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 988 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "loading", "loading animation" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-01 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 80+ → 90+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 90+ → 80+ down after 47 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 80+ → 90+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 90+ → 80+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 80+ → 90+ up after 43 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).
- L LoadGo for WP 60+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
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B Laser Loader – Show Visitors Your Pages Are Loading in Style 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Automatic Page Load Progress Bar 50+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Native Lazyload 5K+ installs · 3.3★ · 1 shared tag F -
Free Shipping Label and Progress Bar for WooCommerce 5K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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