Best progress plugins for WordPress
The most popular progress plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Reading progressbar leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Image Slider Block (4K+) and Worth The Read (3K+). All 35 plugins tagged “progress” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 progress plugins
- 1.
Reading progressbarThe most installed progress plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 17 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Image Slider Block4K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 9 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
Worth The Read3K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 27 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
WP Reading Progress3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
Progress Bar1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 24 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Ultimeter1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 24 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 7.
Parallax Slider Block900+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 8.
Progress Bars500+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 week ago.
- 9.
WBD Progress Bar For Gutenberg200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 10.
Social Share Block70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
All 35 plugins tagged “progress”

Reading progressbar
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,880by Jb Audras2 months ago
A reading position indicator that you can use where you want: top, bottom or custom position in differents templates or post types.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(17)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Image Slider Block
Up in the last 7 days:10#3,535by WPDeveloper13 days ago
Display Multiple Images In Beautiful Slider & Reduce Page Scroll
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.4(9)
- Downloads
- 65/day

Worth The Read
Down in the last 7 days:11#3,807by brianmcculloh2 months ago
An adjustable progress meter showing how much of the post/page the user has scrolled through, and a read time commitment label near the post titles.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(27)
- Downloads
- 24/day

WP Reading Progress
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,096by Joeri van Veen2 months ago
Light weight fully customizable reading progress bar. Sticks to top, bottom or sticky menu, with fallback for small screens. Includes ert (beta).
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(19)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Progress Bar
Up in the last 7 days:31#5,778by Chris Reynolds1 month ago
A simple progress bar shortcode that can be styled with CSS
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(24)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Ultimeter
Up in the last 7 days:7#6,294by Ben Roberts26 days ago
Ultimeter - the Ultimate Progress and Goals Meter
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(24)
- Downloads
- 29/day

Parallax Slider Block
Up in the last 7 days:23#7,055by WPDeveloper12 days ago
Create A Captivating Visual Experience & Impress Your Audience
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 24/day

Progress Bars
Up in the last 7 days:1#8,828by WPDeveloper13 days ago
Make your website interactive with stunning progress bar block.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 3.3(3)
- Downloads
- 20/day

WBD Progress Bar For Gutenberg
Up in the last 7 days:248#12,560by wpbranddigital18 days ago
A beautiful and lightweight progress bar block for the WordPress Gutenberg editor with smooth animations and full customization options.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Social Share Block
Up in the last 7 days:45#18,796by WPDeveloper13 days ago
Enable one-click social sharing option to grow your audience
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day

Juno
Down in the last 7 days:490#21,055by Pono Press1 year ago
Progress bar block plugin with customizable circle, square and semi-circle shaped progress bars.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

X3P0
Down in the last 7 days:14#21,808by Justin Tadlock8 months ago
A customizable progress bar block to visually track completion toward any percentage, numeric, financial, or unit-based goal.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Goal Progress Tracker
Up in the last 7 days:234#21,907by Nate Finch9 months ago
A beautiful and interactive goal progress tracker that displays progress as a horizontal thermometer with customizable gradient colors.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

Kenzap Timeline
Up in the last 7 days:313#22,824by WP Asia6 years ago
A beautiful and easy customizable set of Gutenberg blocks to create timeline section for the new editor. Easily adjust the following parameters:
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day

Kenzap Steps
Down in the last 7 days:212#24,514by WP Asia7 years ago
A beautiful and easy customizable set of Gutenberg blocks to create steps section for the new editor. Easily adjust the following parameters:
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Circle Progress Bar Block
Up in the last 7 days:230#24,874by Shafayat Hossain1 year ago
A customizable circle progress bar Gutenberg block for displaying progress, statistics, or metrics in a visually appealing way.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
WoW Progress
Up in the last 7 days:142#26,301by martinek1 month ago
A widget that helps to display guild raid progress.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.5(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dave’s Whizmatronic Widgulating Calibrational Scribometer
Down in the last 7 days:121#26,621by davidanaxagoras16 years ago
The Scribometer allows writers to track and display their writing progress in their sidebar.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pretty Simple Progress meter
#29,824by micklauer16 years ago
Pretty Simply Progress meter is a clean and fun way to share your tracked progress on everything!
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TDD Progress Bar
#31,238by Taylor Dewey14 years ago
Configure and display any number of percent-complete progress bars.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Post Reading Progress
Up in the last 7 days:9,737#35,367by Piotr Szarmach8 years ago
This plugin allows to display reading progress of single article using horizontal progress bar.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 1/day
BSPB ProgressBar by pierre gagliardi
Up in the last 7 days:723#36,383by cchumi10 years ago
BSPB ProgressBar allows users to set up progress bar based on shortcode in their articles.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PACE Pro (EPIC Page Loading Progress Bar)
Up in the last 7 days:6,693#40,815by Ahmed Hussein10 years ago
Adds PACE page loading progress bar to your website, with live preview at the admin panel and dynamic color changing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 1/day
ProgPress
#41,690by Jason Penney10 years ago
Easily insert progress meters into your content and/or sidebars.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Progress Content
Up in the last 7 days:2,878#42,969by Les Vlogs d'un dev2 years ago
Add an personalizable progress indicator for your user on all your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
KKProgressbar2 Free
Down in the last 7 days:850#45,547by Krzysztof Furtak14 years ago
Plugin shows/indicates progress that has been made on projects or articles.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Page Scroll Progress
Up in the last 7 days:7,538#52,683by Alexandr Zanko6 years ago
Page Scroll Progress help you to see how far the page is scrolled.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Post Reading Progress
Up in the last 7 days:4,627#59,250by Alexandru Negoita5 years ago
Add time to read or progress bar to your posts and pages!
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

StepSelect for WooCommerce
#68,381by Senff - a11n2 months ago
A WooCommerce plugin that displays variable product options as a step-by-step process with a progress indicator, ensuring sequential selection.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

DesignOrbital Progress Bar Block
#70,305by DesignOrbital5 days ago
An animated progress bar block for the block editor.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Year Remaining
Down in the last 7 days:12,616#73,302by Andrew Hoyer1 year ago
Year Remaining is a plugin that allows WordPress users to integrate the Year Remaining progress bar into the WordPress Dashboard as well as on pages o …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 5/day
Easy ProgressBar
Down in the last 7 days:3,989#73,979by uniqcoder5 years ago
An Easy progress bar is a visual representation to let the users know approximately how long the article will take them to complete.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Read Ninja
Down in the last 7 days:1,611#74,114by killwil7773 months ago
Displays a lightweight reading progress bar on single posts. By ReadNinja.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day