When you wait, in front of a page or during the download of a file, your wait is often completed by a graphic element which advances at the rate of loading. This element is called a progress bar.

You can use these bars on your WordPress website, for example to show the progress of a fundraising campaign, or for a specific project you are working on. These progress bars clarify the users on the waiting period.

We therefore propose in this article, the 7 best premium WordPress plugins to use to add a progress bar to your website.

But before, if you have never installed WordPress discover How to Install a WordPress Blog in 7 Steps et How to search, install and activate a WordPress theme on your blog 

Then back to why we are here.

1. Rebar

ReBar is a WordPress extension premium that sets up a highly colored progress bar for your blog posts. It gives your readers a graphical view of the time estimate and reading progress for each article. 

Its progress bar can be personalized according to your needs from the space dedicated to parameters. In addition, this extension works perfectly with all types of devices (iOS, Android), as well as all popular browsers (IE8 +, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera).

Check out our 10 WordPress plugins to improve the traffic of a blog

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2. WooCommerce Orders Progress Bar - Pro

Ce WordPress Plugin premium will add a stylish progress bar for your customers to track their orders on your WordPress website.

As main features it offers among others: a Drag and Drop interface which will allow you to manage the status of the orders and therefore hide or display the progress bar, the choice of colors for customizing the appearance of the bar, a control complete on the visibility of the progress bar, a fully customizable appearance with 4 skins templates delivered by default, and more.

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3. Zoom Progress Bars 

Ce WordPress Plugin premium is the perfect tool to create custom progress bars according to your wishes. It uses the latest HTML technologies to give your progress bar a more modern and engaging look. 

Its other features are: a skin builder that allows you to create a custom look of your taskbar just in minutes, an installation with documentation that will accompany you if you get stuck, it is optimized for touch devices and all major browsers.

Its layout is fully responsive and adapts perfectly to the size of the screen on which it is displayed. So do not hesitate to consult this WordPress Plugin.

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4. Zoom Progress Bars

Zoom Progress Bars is a premium WordPress plugin that will help you create custom progress bars to suit your tastes and needs on your website. It is quite simple, but also very powerful due to its functionality.

Among these you will find among others: the support of HTML and CSS technologies, a fully responsive layout (beautiful appearance in HD on mobile), the possibility of create your own styles, easy to install, compatible with all popular browsers, and more ...

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5. PageLoader

This premium WordPress plugin will add an extremely customizable loading screen and progress bar to your website. It is incredibly light and discreet to make your blog more memorable.

We find in its features: a progress bar and loading screen, an extremely and easily customizable look, compatibility with any WordPress theme, personalization with real-time glimpses, very easy to use and very light, compatibility with desktops, tablets, smartphones, works with iOS, Android, Windows devices, etc…

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6. XL Progress

XL Progress is a premium WordPress plugin useful for improving the user experience while reading. 

Among these you will find among others: support for HTML and CSS3 technologies, compatibility with most browsers, elegant transitions, more than 50 icons and much more ...

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7. Reading Time

Reading Time is a premium WordPress plugin that creates a progress bar that shows how much you've scrolled through a website. This is very useful for showing the reading progress on a page or blog post. Typically, these flags are used for long articles and help readers understand how far they are from completing the article. It supports most of the popular browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, IE8 + and mobile browsers. Your readers will now have a graphical view of estimate time and reading progress.

Its other features are: responsive design for many mobile devices, the display of the progress bar only on certain pages, quite extensive customization, the presence of a detailed user manual who will accompany you in this task.

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Other recommended resources

We also invite you to consult the resources below to go further in the grip and control of your website and blog.

• How to add a progress bar on WordPress
• 10 WordPress plugins to improve search on your blog
• 5 WordPress plugins to manage downloads on your website
• What type of welcome message do you send to your prospects?

Conclusion

Here is ! That's it for this list of the best premium WordPress plugins devoted to creating progress bars on your website. Do not hesitate to send us your appreciations and suggestions in the section dedicated to Comments.

However, do not hesitate to consult our resources, if you need more elements to carry out your projects of creation of Internet sites, by consulting our guide on the WordPress blog creation or the one on Divi: the best WordPress theme of all time.

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