Title: Author WIP Progress Bar Author: Alan Petersen Published: November 4, 2015 Last modified: November 27, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/author-work-in-progress-bar_b7b4b1.svg) # author-work-in-progress-bar * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-work-in-progress-bar/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-work-in-progress-bar/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-work-in-progress-bar/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/author-work-in-progress-bar/) ## Description This plugin has been closed as of April 20, 2026 and is not available for download. This closure is permanent. Reason: Author Request. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3fe6933a8bbd3fd42b89c70abb2fcbb01064f19686c6163933e3fc0f153a4c08? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Sadly doesn’t seem to work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sadly-doesnt-seem-to-work/)󠁿 [Tahiel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tahiel/) January 20, 2025 1 reply I’m rather sad, but it doesn’t seem to work despite it having been last updated 2 months ago as of this review. When you use the shortcode it won’t let you update the page, and my site totally crashed on the front end (but not the back end) while it was on.It would have also been nicer if (in addition to working… ) it had more options than words and pages since I also go by chapters when editing and percentage when outlining, for instance.Going to the author’s website also turned out a warning message about hackers. It’s a shame, I was really looking forward to using it. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ae5667f0cbc7e996b217fadc05851c2f3182726ae3e7c2464cac74f6679b71cb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy to use, elegant design](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-elegant-design/)󠁿 [sonobyte](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sonobyte/) March 21, 2019 Took me less than five minutes from download to putting a fully functional progress bar on my site. This is a well-designed, easy to use plugin. Looks nice, and progress bar fill animation when the page loads is a nice visual touch. Would like to be able to display progress without word count, but that’s just a nitpicky feature request and not a knock against the quality of this excellent plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3975fb5f410102a69880bc06fdece6733bd619d67c752da270522dc309d300fa? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Spectacular!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/spectacular-12/)󠁿 [Tyrnill](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tyrnill/) September 3, 2016 Customizable enough to match your site and look unique, but not so many options as to be overwhelming. Super easy to use, and it’s simple enough to change the parameters on the spot in the shortcode if you know how, but will generate new shortcode for you every time if you need it to. LOVE the ability to link to a sales page if the work is finished or on preorder. Great plugin, Alan. Great work! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/628b2d5e6a9996311d7a3f14442b74fe320e1efeca7599b91ecb8cc0c06b9b6b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-excellent-9/)󠁿 [wottow](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wottow/) September 3, 2016 The best plugins offer just enough to be simple to use/configure, and simple for the onlooker to understand. This one ticks all these boxes. Good work! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/28c5fbbfdf722c0bf90c8c3255775c69ad073c228a9f86d1089948b589673fcb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-2516/)󠁿 [Luke Winters](https://profiles.wordpress.org/luke-winters/) September 3, 2016 Perfect – does exactly what it’s supposed to do, looks good and is very customisable. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/031fe9d35075f6dc9b6c988236e1d59058ae662dcec388bb3b253b91edaf7162? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent Tool for Authors Looking to Showcase Upcoming Books](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-tool-for-authors-looking-to-showcase-upcoming-books/)󠁿 [BeastAuthor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beastauthor/) September 3, 2016 Alan is an indie author and has an unique understanding of what we as authors are looking for to better promote our work. This plugin is more aesthetically please to similar plugins and have a few added benefits. One thing that really stands out is how I can add a link to a WIP directing people to the series page on Amazon of books already available in said series. [ Read all 7 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/author-work-in-progress-bar/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Author WIP Progress Bar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Alan Petersen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webzu2/) [Translate “Author WIP Progress Bar” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/author-work-in-progress-bar) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/author-work-in-progress-bar/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/author-work-in-progress-bar/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/author-work-in-progress-bar/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/author-work-in-progress-bar/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **N/A** * WordPress version ** 4.2.5 or higher ** * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/author-work-in-progress-bar/advanced/)