Reading Position Indicator

Description

Create a vertical progress bar to show how scroll progress of current single entry.

Thank you Pankaj Parashar for your article on CSS-TRICKS about Reading Position Indicator

Screenshots

  • Plugin configuration screen

Installation

The super easy way

  1. Log in to your WordPress Admin panel.
  2. Go to: Plugins > Add New.
  3. Type ‘Reading Position Indicator’ into the Search Plugins field and hit Enter. Once found, you can view details such as the point release, rating and description.
  4. Click Install Now. After clicking the link, you’ll be asked if you’re sure you want to install the plugin.
  5. Click Yes, and WordPress completes the installation.
  6. Activate the plugin.
  7. A new menu Progress in Appearance will appear in your Admin Menu.

The easy way

  1. Download the plugin (.zip file) on the right column of this page.
  2. In your Admin, go to menu Plugins > Add.
  3. Select button Upload Plugin.
  4. Upload the .zip file you just downloaded.
  5. Activate the plugin.
  6. A new menu Progress in Appearance will appear in your Admin Menu.

The old and reliable way (FTP)

  1. Upload reading-position-indicator folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. A new menu Progress in Appearance will appear in your Admin Menu.

Reviews

25 July 2022
This is a nice plugin. Simple and reliable to install, easy to set up, and works very well. For me it’s helped with issues associated with a very long longform page, and has also contributed to overall look of my site.
21 January 2021
So simple: – Install – Activate – Customize – Enjoy It’s fluid, and it fits perfectly the website in any cases. I will definitely install it again on other websites and recommend it. Thank you so much for your work!
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Contributors and Developers

“Reading Position Indicator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Change Log

1.0.8 (2024-02-21)

  • The iWorks Options module has been updated to 2.9.2.
  • The iWorks Rate module has been updated to 2.1.8.
  • The build process has been updated.

1.0.7 (2023-12-29)

1.0.6 (2022-01-20)

  • Updated iWorks Options to 2.8.0.
  • Updated iWorks Rate to 2.0.6.

1.0.5 (2021-06-24)

1.0.4

1.0.3 (2019-02-06)

1.0.2 (2017-05-20)

  • Added “indeterminate” option.
  • Added opacity for all colors.
  • Added rounded corners option.
  • Implemented smooth gradients.
  • Improved progress bar – now it count only document, not whole window.
  • Removed “to transparent” option.
  • Updated WordPress Options Class class to 2.6.0.
  • Added “Rate” module to ask for review.

1.0.1 (2015-04-18)

  • Remove “console.log” from script.
  • Fix small issue in main position class.

1.0.0 (2015-04-14)

  • Init.