Laser is a lightweight and easy to use WordPress plugin to add Page Loading Progress Bar. The plugin automatically detects loading progress percentage and indicates it on the progress bar. Moreover, you can use any color or gradient for the bar and display it in a convenient place on the page. The Laser WordPress plugin is useful for all kinds of sites to improve User Experience.
To install the plugin, read the article Installing WordPress Plugin. Installing the plugin takes only a few seconds.
To open the plugin settings slick Settings below plugin name on the plugins page
or in the WordPress Sidebar menu go to Laser
In the plugin settings, there are certain tabs responsible for various groups of plugin settings.
General settings
Position
Select one of the available positions to display the bar on the page:
- Top
- Bottom
- Left
- Right
Style
Select one of the available bar coloring styles: Gradient, Monochrome, Pulse.
Color
This parameter sets the color of the progress bar using a color picker. Any of 32 million colors are available for selection.
Gradient Color
This parameter sets the gradient color of the progress bar using a color picker. Any of 32 million colors are available for selection. The option is available when Gradient is selected in Style settings.
Background Color
This parameter sets the background color of the bar using a color picker. Any of 32 million colors are available for selection.
Height
Specify the height of the progress bar using the slider. The value can be set from 1 to 50 pixels.
Speed
Specify the speed of the progress bar. The value can be set from 100 to 3000 milliseconds.
Easing
Select the type of easing the progress bar animation. The available options:
- Ease-Out
- Linear
- Ease
- Ease-In
- Ease-Out
- Ease-In-Out
Shadow
The toggle to enable/disable the outer shadow for the progress bar.
Reverse Direction
Enable the option to start the progress bar in the opposite direction.
Trickle
The toggle to enable/disable the automatic incrementing to show that something’s happening.
Save changes
Do not forget to click Save Changes after changing plugin settings. After clicking this button, the settings will be saved and applied to all pages of the website.
Hosting
Fast and reliable hosting is significant for any WordPress site. We recommend all our customers use SiteGround WordPress Hosting. Many unique settings and features make this hosting the number 1 for WordPress: Free Website Transfer, Staging Tools, Free SSL, CDN, and much more for 3.95/mo.