Skill Bars
Easy Animated Shortcode Skill Bars for WordPress.
Solid choice
Skill Bars is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Skill Bars stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| animated skill bar | #2 |
| multi color progress bar | #10 |
| progress bar | #22 |
| skillbar | #1 |
| wordpress progress bar | #17 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 3 reviews
About Skill Bars
From the official readme · v2.0.5Description
A quick and easy way to add responsive skill bars to your WordPress site. You can display unlimited skill bars on the same page using shortcodes.
Available Fields
- Skill Title – Set the name of the skill.
- Skill Title Color – Customize the title color.
- Skill Percentage – Define the percentage level.
- Skill Percentage Color – Choose a color for the percentage text.
- Skill Background Color – Set the background color of the skill bar.
- Skill Animate Background Color – Select the animation background color.
Plugin Features
- Fully responsive.
- All Browser support.
- Unlimited Skills Support.
- Use via short-code.
- 4 Different Styles.
- Easy Skills Generator.
- Multi-Color Skills Support.
- Skill Title Text color Option.
- Skill Percentage Number color Option.
- Skill Item Background Color Option.
- Skill Item Animate Background Color Option.
- Skill Title Font Size Option.
- Skill Title Text Transform Option.
- Skill Title Text Style Option.
- Skill Item Border Radius Option.
- Support post or page.
- And many more.
Installation
- Install as regular WordPress plugin.
- Go your Pluings setting via WordPress Dashboard and activate it.
- After activating the plugin you will see the “Skill bars” menu below the comment’s menu on the left side of the WordPress dashboard and find “Add New Skill”.
Using FTP
1. Extract skillbars.zip to your computer.
2. Upload the skillbars directory to your wp-content/plugins directory.
3. After activating the plugin you will see the “Skill bars” menu on the left side of the WordPress dashboard and find “Add New Skill”
How to use short-code?
When active the plugin please Add New Skill and used this shortcode in your theme anywhere you want to display this Skill Bars.
Changelog
2.0.5
- Update Options page.
2.0.4
- Update Options page.
- Check Latest Version Compatibility Issue.
2.0.3
- Update Options page.
- Update Admin Interface.
2.0.2
- Added New Style.
- Fix vulnerability issue.
- Update CSS.
2.0.1
- Update Options page.
- Update Admin Interface.
2.0.0
- Update Options page.
- Update Admin Interface.
- Added Language File.
- Fix Security Issue.
- Added New CSS.
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Skill Bars: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 4, 2026
Is Skill Bars free?
Yes. Skill Bars is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Skill Bars safe to use in 2026?
Skill Bars is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 66/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Skill Bars?
Skill Bars is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 21,557 times since it launched in July 2015. It was downloaded 261 times in the last 30 days.
Does Skill Bars work with WordPress 7.1?
Skill Bars is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.6, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Skill Bars last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.5, was released on August 31, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes Skill Bars?
Skill Bars is developed and maintained by Themepoints.
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