Tested up to 6.7.1 The WIP Progress Bar plugin allows writers and authors to display beautiful progress bars on their WordPress websites via a Widget …
As of April 2026, Author WIP Progress Bar is a WordPress author plugin with 400 active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.2.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.
The WIP (Work in Progress) Progress Bar is the plugin I wanted as an author for my website. The WIP-Progress Bar creates beautiful progress bars (AKA progress meters) via Widgets or by generating a shortcode. An excellent and fun way to engage with your fans.
The plugin tracks word or page count goals, current word or page count, and calculates the progress by showing the completion percentage and displaying that with a very cool progress bar with multiple colors, animation and other choices to choose from.
The plugin also allows the writer to display a hyperlink, their book cover from the media library, and custom text along with the progress bar.
| WordPress | 4.2.5+ requiredTested up to false |
| PHP | false+ required |
1.0
– Initial Release
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