WordPress plugin comparison

Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer vs Progress Bar

Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer

by davidanaxagoras

20+ installs4.7

Progress Bar

by Chris Reynolds

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Progress Bar has more active installs: 1K+, against 20+ for Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer.
On a typical day, Progress Bar is downloaded about 23 times, Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer about 1.
Progress Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
Progress Bar was updated more recently: Sep 13, 2026, against Nov 14, 2010 for Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer.
Progress Bar is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.0.5 for Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer.
Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer has been around longer: since 2009, against 2012 for Progress Bar.

Progress Bar leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer	Progress Bar
Popular rank	#26,621	#5,781
Active installs	20+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	640
Rating	4.7(3)	5.0(24)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.0.5	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.63
Last release	16 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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