WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Reading Progress Bar vs Skill Bars
Simple Reading Progress Bar
by oscarssanchez
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Skill Bars
by Themepoints
300+ installs4.7
At a glance
- Skill Bars has more active installs: 300+, against fewer than 10 for Simple Reading Progress Bar.
- On a typical day, Skill Bars is downloaded about 8 times, Simple Reading Progress Bar about 1.
- Simple Reading Progress Bar is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
- Skill Bars was updated more recently: Aug 31, 2026, against Jun 28, 2020 for Simple Reading Progress Bar.
- Skill Bars is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.4.25 for Simple Reading Progress Bar.
- Skill Bars has been around longer: since 2015, against 2020 for Simple Reading Progress Bar.
Line by line
Skill Bars leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple Reading Progress Bar | Skill Bars |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #60,257 | #10,061 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 33 | 155 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.4.25 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.49 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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