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Lightweight Loading Bar

v1.4

by Phillip Roark · updated 8 years ago

Add a YouTube-style loading bar to your website easily! Extremely lightweight plugin that only adds 810 bytes to your page size.

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Rank
#44,377
No change yet
Active installs (est.)
≈ 13
10+ reported · High
Total downloads
1.7K
1,683 all-time
Rating
1.0/5
1 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Declining·Downloads -50% (30d)·Toward Fewer than 10 · ETA unknown

Lightweight Loading Bar at a glance

Lightweight Loading Bar is a WordPress plugin by Phillip Roark with 10+ active installs, the #44,377 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 time, 50% fewer than the month before. It’s rated 1.0 out of 5 from 1 review. Version 1.4 came out on Nov 17, 2018, more than 7 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 5.0.31. Among the 4 plugins tagged “loading-bar”, it ranks #4. It was first released in 2018.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

23 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Lightweight Loading Bar Compare series
Downloads over time: 21 days across 1 series.0123Oct 9Oct 12Oct 16Oct 19Oct 22Oct 26Oct 29Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.0.31
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DateLightweight Loading Bar
Oct 29, 20260
Oct 28, 20261
Oct 27, 20261
Oct 26, 20261
Oct 25, 20262
Oct 24, 20262
Oct 23, 20260
Oct 22, 20261
Oct 21, 20261
Oct 20, 20260
Oct 19, 20263
Oct 18, 20261
Oct 17, 20262
Oct 16, 20260
Oct 15, 20261
Oct 14, 20260
Oct 13, 20261
Oct 12, 20260
Oct 11, 20261
Oct 10, 20263
Oct 9, 20262

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 13 · 0.0% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 10 days across 1 series.12131415Oct 29Oct 31Nov 3Nov 5Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.0.31
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 202613
Nov 7, 202615
Nov 5, 202612
Nov 4, 202614
Nov 3, 202615
Nov 2, 202614
Nov 1, 202614
Oct 31, 202613
Oct 30, 202614
Oct 29, 202613

Rank over time

#44,377 · down 2,427 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 6 days across 1 series.#35K#40K#45KOct 29Nov 3Nov 6Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.0.31
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#44,377
Nov 6, 2026#37,793
Nov 5, 2026#46,813
Nov 4, 2026#38,667
Nov 3, 2026#34,850
Oct 29, 2026#41,950

Growth %

Average 0.00% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 9 days across 1 series.-10%0%10%Oct 30Oct 31Nov 2Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 2026-13.33%
Nov 7, 2026+12.50%
Nov 5, 2026-14.29%
Nov 4, 2026-6.67%
Nov 3, 2026+7.14%
Nov 2, 20260.00%
Nov 1, 2026+7.69%
Oct 31, 2026-7.14%
Oct 30, 2026+7.69%

Active installs band

10+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 13 days across 1 series.91011Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Oct 29, 2026: Tested up to 5.0.31
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 202610+
Nov 7, 202610+
Nov 6, 202610+
Nov 5, 202610+
Nov 4, 202610+
Nov 3, 202610+
Nov 2, 202610+
Nov 1, 202610+
Oct 31, 202610+
Oct 30, 202610+
Oct 29, 202610+
Oct 28, 202610+
Oct 27, 202610+

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Change log

From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org
    • Tested up to 5.0.30 → 5.0.31

Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v1.4100%

Rating trend

1.0★★★★★1 reviews · steady in the last 30 days

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.4
Requires WordPress
2.8.0
Tested up to
5.0.31
Requires PHP
–
First released
Oct 24, 2018
Last updated
Nov 17, 2018
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Lightweight Loading Bar

How many websites use Lightweight Loading Bar?

Lightweight Loading Bar is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #44,377 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Lightweight Loading Bar been downloaded?

1,683 times in total since 2018. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 times. See download stats

When was Lightweight Loading Bar last updated?

Version 1.4 came out on Nov 17, 2018 (7 years ago).

Is Lightweight Loading Bar compatible with the latest WordPress?

Lightweight Loading Bar’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 5.0.31, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

Is Lightweight Loading Bar still maintained?

Its last release was 7 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Lightweight Loading Bar have?

1.0 out of 5 from 1 review on WordPress.org.

What are the best alternatives to Lightweight Loading Bar?

The plugins most like Lightweight Loading Bar, by the tags they share, are Loading Bar (200+), Preloader Awesome (1K+) and WP Page Loading (700+). Compare all alternatives

Latest reviews

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Review stats

1.0

★★★★★

1 reviews

  • 5 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
  • 1 stars: 1 reviews, 100%
Positive
0%4–5★
Mixed
0%3★
Critical
100%1–2★
  • About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 1.1.

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Lightweight Loading Bar
Estimated installs≈ 13
Reported installs10+
Rating1.0
Reviews1
Total downloads1.7K
AuthorPhillip Roark
First releasedOct 24, 2018
Version1.4
Requires WP2.8.0
Requires PHP–
Last updatedNov 17, 2018

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