Title: Read Ninja
Author: killwil777
Published: <strong>July 26, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 26, 2026

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# Read Ninja

 By [killwil777](https://profiles.wordpress.org/killwil777/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/read-ninja.1.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/read-ninja/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/read-ninja/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/read-ninja/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/read-ninja/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/read-ninja/)

## Description

Reading Progress Bar adds a fixed progress bar to your single posts, giving readers
a visual indicator of how far through an article they are.

 * Zero external dependencies — vanilla JS only
 * Deferred script loading for optimal performance
 * Configurable color, height, position, opacity, and z-index

### Source Code

The full source code, including Gutenberg block source files and build tools,
 is
available at: https://github.com/Aphelie-Esn-Web-Agency/read-ninja-public

## Screenshots

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## Installation

 1. Upload the `read-ninja` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress.
 3. The progress bar will appear automatically on single posts.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Read Ninja” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ killwil777 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/killwil777/)

[Translate “Read Ninja” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/read-ninja)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/read-ninja/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/read-ninja/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/read-ninja/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/read-ninja/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.0

 * Gutenberg sidebar panel is now fully translatable (wp_set_script_translations
   wired up, JSON translation files shipped for en_US, fr_FR, de_DE, es_ES, pt_BR,
   pt_PT, it_IT).
 * Version bump to align with Read Ninja Pro 1.1.0.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.0**
 *  Last updated **3 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.2**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [bar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bar/)[progress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/progress/)
   [reading](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reading/)[scroll](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scroll/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/read-ninja/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ killwil777 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/killwil777/)

## Support

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