Anowar Hossain Rana

<p><strong>Dynamic progress bar that shows the reading progress of posts and pages.</strong><br />
<strong>Reading Progress Bar</strong> enhances user engagement by adding a sleek progress bar at the top of your browser window as readers scroll through your content. This visual indicator not only improves user experience by showing how much content remains but also encourages visitors to continue reading. The progress bar can be easily customized to fit your site’s design through the plugin settings, allowing you to change its color with just a few clicks.</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Dynamic progress bar that shows the reading progress of posts and pages.</li>
<li>Simple color customization options to match your website’s theme.</li>
<li>Lightweight and fast-loading, ensuring it doesn’t slow down your site.</li>
<li>Compatible with most WordPress themes and devices.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Acknowledgements</h3>
<p>Thank you to the WordPress community and all contributors who help make this ecosystem amazing.</p>
<h3>Contact</h3>
<p>For support or inquiries, please reach out to <a href="mailto:cxranabd@gmail.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn With Rana</a>.</p>
<h3>Plugin Homepage</h3>
<p>For more information, visit the <a href="https://cxrana.wordpress.com/2024/08/11/wordpress-reading-progress-bar/" rel="nofollow ugc">plugin’s homepage</a>.</p>


Reading Progress Bar

The Reading Progress Bar adds a stylish top-bar that shows reading progress, enhancing user experience on your pages and posts.

teckut

<p>Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter helps improve user engagement by showing visitors:</p>
<p>✔ How much content they have read<br />
✔ Which posts are most popular<br />
✔ A cleaner and more interactive reading experience</p>
<p>The plugin combines a customizable reading progress indicator with a lightweight post view counter that includes anti-refresh protection.</p>
<p>Perfect for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Blogs</li>
<li>News websites</li>
<li>Tutorial sites</li>
<li>Documentation websites</li>
<li>Magazine-style WordPress websites</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Use This Plugin?</h4>
<p>Many readers leave long articles before finishing them.</p>
<p>A reading progress bar encourages visitors to continue scrolling and improves content interaction. At the same time, the built-in view counter helps display content popularity and social proof.</p>
<p>This plugin is lightweight, easy to configure, and works without external tracking services.</p>
<h4>Reading Progress Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Top reading progress bar</li>
<li>Circular/radial progress indicator</li>
<li>Custom colors and thickness</li>
<li>Multiple display positions</li>
<li>Mobile-friendly design</li>
<li>Select supported post types</li>
<li>Lightweight frontend assets</li>
</ul>
<h4>Post View Counter Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Smart anti-refresh protection</li>
<li>Configurable lock window</li>
<li>Custom prefix & suffix</li>
<li>Multiple display positions</li>
<li>Manual shortcode placement</li>
<li>Support for specific post IDs</li>
<li>Hide zero-view counts</li>
</ul>
<h4>Easy Customization</h4>
<ul>
<li>Beginner-friendly settings</li>
<li>Clean WordPress admin UI</li>
<li>No coding required</li>
<li>Lightweight and performance-focused</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<p>Display the counter anywhere manually:</p>
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter]
</code></pre>
<p>Alias shortcode:</p>
<pre><code>[arpvc_read_count]
</code></pre>
<p>Show views for a specific post:</p>
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter post_id="123"]
</code></pre>
<p>Add custom text:</p>
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter prefix="Views:" suffix="Total"]
</code></pre>
<p>Hide counter when views are zero:</p>
<pre><code>[arpvc_view_counter show_zero="0"]<h3>Development</h3>
</code></pre>
<p>Source code is available on GitHub:</p>
<p>https://github.com/Teckut-Git/advanced-reading-progress-view-counter</p>
<p>Production assets included in the plugin are generated using npm and gulp.</p>


Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter

Add beautiful reading progress bars and smart post view counters to improve engagement and user experience on your WordPress site.

Reading Progress Bar vs Advanced Reading Progress & View Counter