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WP Reading Progress
by Joeri van Veen 5 (19 reviews)

WP Reading Progress

Light weight fully customizable reading progress bar. Sticks to top, bottom or sticky menu, with fallback for small screens. Includes ert (beta).

WP Reading Progress ranks #4,092 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, a 5/5 rating from 19 reviews, and was last updated Aug 15, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1
v1.7.0 Current Version v1.7.0
Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 15 Aug, 2026
Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on
Top 5% by installs Downloads -29.5% this week
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Rank
#4,092
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Active Installs
3K+
-21.7%
KW Avg Position
5.3
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Downloads
49.6K
+5 today
Support Resolved
0%
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Rating
100%
Review 5 out of 5
5 (19 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 82%
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Downloads Growth

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0
19 reviews
Overall 100%
5
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Plugin Details

Version
1.7.0
Last Updated
Aug 15, 2026
Requires WP
4.9+
Tested Up To
7.1
PHP Version
5.6 or higher
Author
Joeri van Veen

Support & Rating

Rating
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Reviews
19
Support Threads
0
Resolved
0%

Keywords

estimated reading time progress progressbar reading

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who publish long-form articles or blog posts. It solves the lack of a customizable reading progress bar by showing readers how far they've scrolled through the article text, with optional estimated reading time display.

  • Customizable location (top, bottom, sticky)
  • Select post types or individual posts
  • Choose progress bar color
  • Start bar at 0%
  • Attaches to multiple sticky elements
  • Right-to-left language support
  • Estimated reading time (beta)
  • Smooth initializing on page load

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Reading Progress

WP Reading Progress has 3,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
WP Reading Progress holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 19 user reviews on WordPress.org.
WP Reading Progress is developed by Joeri van Veen and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
WP Reading Progress requires WordPress 4.9 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.1 and needs PHP 5.6 or newer.
WP Reading Progress has been downloaded 49,584+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of WP Reading Progress is 1.7.0. It was last updated on August 15, 2026.
Yes. WP Reading Progress is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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