Best progressbar plugins for WordPress
The most popular progressbar plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Read Meter leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Reading progressbar (6K+) and WP Reading Progress (3K+). All 12 plugins tagged “progressbar” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 progressbar plugins
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Read MeterThe most installed progressbar plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Reading progressbar6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 17 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
WP Reading Progress3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 19 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Catch Scroll Progress Bar1K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 5.
Custom progress bar100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 6.
Post Reading Progress10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 7.
BSPB ProgressBar by pierre gagliardi10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 8.
WP Post Reading ProgressFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 9.
Booster Pack for GutenbergFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 10.
Reading Progress TrackerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 12 plugins tagged “progressbar”
Read Meter
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,129by Brainstorm Force2 months ago
The Read Meter plugin displays the estimated reading time for blog posts along with a progress bar.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(19)
- Downloads
- 40/day
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
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
Catch Scroll Progress Bar
Down in the last 7 days:41#6,791by Catch Plugins5 months ago
Catch Scroll Progress Bar is a simple, super-light WordPress progress bar plugin to sow the scrolled progress.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Custom progress bar
Up in the last 7 days:30#13,958by Arif Hassan11 years ago
Progressbar plugin will enable awesome progress bar with various styles.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- 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
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
Booster Pack for Gutenberg
Down in the last 7 days:18,907#72,606by webtechstreet8 years ago
Boost Gutenberg editor with new Blocks
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Reading Progress Tracker
#73,934by rubigma1 year ago
Adds a customizable reading progress bar to posts, with optional analytics and a reading-time estimate.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/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