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Progress Bar

by Chris Reynolds · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Progress Bar is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Progress Bar
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security95
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
jazzs3quence10 Feb 2012 to 13 Sep 2026, 57 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
52 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Progress Bar
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20260

Last release 13 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
7 May 2025Progress Bar <= 2.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.2.32.2.40
24 Apr 2023Progress Bar <= 2.1.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wppb shortcode6.4<= 2.1.62.2.015

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 5.0 from 24 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star24
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Progress Bar
4 May 202639
11 May 202655
18 May 2026124
25 May 202676
1 Jun 202671
8 Jun 202667
15 Jun 202678
22 Jun 202657
29 Jun 202673
6 Jul 202644
13 Jul 202661
20 Jul 202661
27 Jul 202682
3 Aug 2026144
10 Aug 202680
17 Aug 202679
24 Aug 202646
31 Aug 202665
7 Sep 2026338
14 Sep 2026760
21 Sep 2026213
28 Sep 2026177
5 Oct 2026136
12 Oct 2026131
19 Oct 2026194
26 Oct 2026154
2 Nov 202623

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.2.5
AuthorChris Reynolds
Added10 Feb 2012
Last updated13 Sep 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress3.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
TagsCSS3, progress, shortcode, progress bar

Other plugins by this author: Book Review Library, Hello Ziggy, jazzs3quence Priority Manager for AI Connectors

Questions

Is Progress Bar still maintained?

Progress Bar was last updated on 13 Sep 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Progress Bar safe?

Progress Bar has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 1 vulnerability was published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Progress Bar?

The wordpress.org author is Chris Reynolds. Recent committers: jazzs3quence, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Progress Bar?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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