diff --git a/.prettierignore b/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de056073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+**/*.md
diff --git a/src/readModeWidget.ts b/src/readModeWidget.ts
index 203a7129..4e1eb66e 100644
--- a/src/readModeWidget.ts
+++ b/src/readModeWidget.ts
@@ -89,12 +89,17 @@ class ProgressBar extends Component {
 	progressBarEl: HTMLSpanElement;
 	progressBackGroundEl: HTMLDivElement;
 	progressEl: HTMLDivElement;
+	inProgressEl: HTMLDivElement;
+	abandonedEl: HTMLDivElement;
 	numberEl: HTMLDivElement;
 
 	plugin: TaskProgressBarPlugin;
 
 	completed: number;
 	total: number;
+	inProgress: number;
+	abandoned: number;
+	notStarted: number;
 
 	group: GroupElement;
 
@@ -105,13 +110,23 @@ class ProgressBar extends Component {
 	) {
 		super();
 		this.plugin = plugin;
-
 		this.group = group;
-		this.type === "dataview" && this.updateCompletedAndTotalDataview();
-		this.type === "normal" && this.updateCompletedAndTotal();
 
+		this.completed = 0;
+		this.total = 0;
+		this.inProgress = 0;
+		this.abandoned = 0;
+		this.notStarted = 0;
+
+		if (type === "dataview") {
+			this.updateCompletedAndTotalDataview();
+		} else {
+			this.updateCompletedAndTotal();
+		}
+
+		// Set up event handlers
 		for (let el of this.group.childrenElement) {
-			this.type === "normal" &&
+			if (this.type === "normal") {
 				el.on("click", "input", () => {
 					setTimeout(() => {
 						this.updateCompletedAndTotal();
@@ -119,8 +134,7 @@ class ProgressBar extends Component {
 						this.changeNumber();
 					}, 200);
 				});
-
-			this.type === "dataview" &&
+			} else if (this.type === "dataview") {
 				this.registerDomEvent(el, "mousedown", (ev) => {
 					if (!ev.target) return;
 					if ((ev.target as HTMLElement).tagName === "INPUT") {
@@ -131,131 +145,314 @@ class ProgressBar extends Component {
 						}, 200);
 					}
 				});
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
+	getTaskStatus(
+		text: string
+	): "completed" | "inProgress" | "abandoned" | "notStarted" {
+		const markMatch = text.match(/\[(.)]/);
+		if (!markMatch || !markMatch[1]) {
+			return "notStarted";
+		}
+
+		const mark = markMatch[1];
+
+		// Priority 1: If useOnlyCountMarks is enabled
+		if (this.plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks) {
+			const onlyCountMarks =
+				this.plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks.split("|");
+			if (onlyCountMarks.includes(mark)) {
+				return "completed";
+			} else {
+				// If using onlyCountMarks and the mark is not in the list,
+				// determine which other status it belongs to
+				return this.determineNonCompletedStatus(mark);
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Priority 2: If the mark is in excludeTaskMarks
+		if (
+			this.plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks &&
+			this.plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.includes(mark)
+		) {
+			// Excluded marks are considered not started
+			return "notStarted";
+		}
+
+		// Priority 3: Check against specific task statuses
+		return this.determineTaskStatus(mark);
+	}
+
+	determineNonCompletedStatus(
+		mark: string
+	): "inProgress" | "abandoned" | "notStarted" {
+		const inProgressMarks =
+			this.plugin?.settings.taskStatuses.inProgress.split("|");
+		if (inProgressMarks.includes(mark)) {
+			return "inProgress";
+		}
+
+		const abandonedMarks =
+			this.plugin?.settings.taskStatuses.abandoned.split("|");
+		if (abandonedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+			return "abandoned";
+		}
+
+		return "notStarted";
+	}
+
+	determineTaskStatus(
+		mark: string
+	): "completed" | "inProgress" | "abandoned" | "notStarted" {
+		const completedMarks =
+			this.plugin?.settings.taskStatuses.completed.split("|");
+		if (completedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+			return "completed";
+		}
+
+		const inProgressMarks =
+			this.plugin?.settings.taskStatuses.inProgress.split("|");
+		if (inProgressMarks.includes(mark)) {
+			return "inProgress";
+		}
+
+		const abandonedMarks =
+			this.plugin?.settings.taskStatuses.abandoned.split("|");
+		if (abandonedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+			return "abandoned";
+		}
+
+		// If not matching any specific status, check if it's a not-started mark
+		const notStartedMarks =
+			this.plugin?.settings.taskStatuses.notStarted.split("|");
+		if (notStartedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+			return "notStarted";
+		}
+
+		// Default fallback - any unrecognized mark is considered not started
+		return "notStarted";
+	}
+
+	isCompletedTask(text: string): boolean {
+		const markMatch = text.match(/\[(.)]/);
+		if (!markMatch || !markMatch[1]) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const mark = markMatch[1];
+
+		// Priority 1: If useOnlyCountMarks is enabled, only count tasks with specified marks
+		if (this.plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks) {
+			const onlyCountMarks =
+				this.plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks.split("|");
+			return onlyCountMarks.includes(mark);
+		}
+
+		// Priority 2: If the mark is in excludeTaskMarks, don't count it
+		if (
+			this.plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks &&
+			this.plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.includes(mark)
+		) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		// Priority 3: Check against the task statuses
+		// We consider a task "completed" if it has a mark from the "completed" status
+		const completedMarks =
+			this.plugin?.settings.taskStatuses.completed.split("|");
+
+		// Return true if the mark is in the completedMarks array
+		return completedMarks.includes(mark);
+	}
+
 	updateCompletedAndTotalDataview() {
-		// Get all task elements
-		const allTasks = this.group.childrenElement;
-		let checked = 0;
+		let completed = 0;
+		let inProgress = 0;
+		let abandoned = 0;
+		let notStarted = 0;
 		let total = 0;
 
-		// Get settings for task markers
-		const excludeMarks = this.plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks
-			? this.plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.split("")
-			: [];
-		const onlyCountMarks = this.plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks
-			? this.plugin.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks.split("|")
-			: ["x", "X"];
-		const useOnlyCountMarks = this.plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks;
+		for (let element of this.group.childrenElement) {
+			const checkboxElement = element.querySelector(
+				".task-list-item-checkbox"
+			);
+			if (!checkboxElement) continue;
 
-		// Process each task element
-		for (const el of allTasks) {
-			const taskMark = el.getAttribute("data-task");
+			// For dataview, we need to check the text content
+			const textContent = element.textContent?.trim() || "";
 
-			// Skip if no task mark
-			if (!taskMark) continue;
+			total++;
 
-			// Count total tasks (excluding specified markers)
-			if (taskMark !== " " && !excludeMarks.includes(taskMark)) {
-				total++;
-			}
+			// Extract the task mark
+			const markMatch = textContent.match(/\[(.)]/);
+			if (markMatch && markMatch[1]) {
+				const status = this.getTaskStatus(textContent);
 
-			// Count completed tasks based on settings
-			if (useOnlyCountMarks) {
-				// Only count specific markers
-				if (onlyCountMarks.includes(taskMark)) {
-					checked++;
+				// Count based on status
+				if (this.isCompletedTask(textContent)) {
+					completed++;
+				} else if (status === "inProgress") {
+					inProgress++;
+				} else if (status === "abandoned") {
+					abandoned++;
+				} else if (status === "notStarted") {
+					notStarted++;
 				}
 			} else {
-				// Count all non-space markers (excluding specified markers)
-				if (taskMark !== " " && !excludeMarks.includes(taskMark)) {
-					checked++;
+				// Fallback to checking if the checkbox is checked
+				const checkbox = checkboxElement as HTMLInputElement;
+				if (checkbox.checked) {
+					completed++;
+				} else {
+					notStarted++;
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		this.numberEl?.detach();
-
-		this.completed = checked;
+		this.completed = completed;
+		this.inProgress = inProgress;
+		this.abandoned = abandoned;
+		this.notStarted = notStarted;
 		this.total = total;
 	}
 
 	updateCompletedAndTotal() {
-		// Get all task elements
-		const allTasks = this.group.childrenElement;
-		let checked = 0;
-		let total = allTasks.length;
+		let completed = 0;
+		let inProgress = 0;
+		let abandoned = 0;
+		let notStarted = 0;
+		let total = 0;
 
-		// Get settings for task markers
-		const excludeMarks = this.plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks
-			? this.plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.split("")
-			: [];
-		const onlyCountMarks = this.plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks
-			? this.plugin.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks.split("|")
-			: ["x", "X"];
-		const useOnlyCountMarks = this.plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks;
+		for (let element of this.group.childrenElement) {
+			const checkboxElement = element.querySelector(
+				".task-list-item-checkbox"
+			);
+			if (!checkboxElement) continue;
 
-		// In normal mode, we can only distinguish between checked and unchecked
-		// So we'll only implement the "only count specific markers" feature
-		// The exclude feature is not applicable here since we can't determine the specific marker
+			const checkbox = checkboxElement as HTMLInputElement;
+			const textContent = element.textContent?.trim() || "";
 
-		if (useOnlyCountMarks) {
-			// For "only count specific markers" we need to check if the default checkbox is checked
-			// This is a limitation since we can't determine the specific marker in normal mode
-			checked = allTasks.filter((el) => el.hasClass("is-checked")).length;
-		} else {
-			checked = allTasks.filter((el) => el.hasClass("is-checked")).length;
+			// Extract the task mark
+			const markMatch = textContent.match(/\[(.)]/);
+
+			total++;
+
+			if (markMatch && markMatch[1]) {
+				const status = this.getTaskStatus(textContent);
+
+				// Count based on status
+				if (this.isCompletedTask(textContent)) {
+					completed++;
+				} else if (status === "inProgress") {
+					inProgress++;
+				} else if (status === "abandoned") {
+					abandoned++;
+				} else if (status === "notStarted") {
+					notStarted++;
+				}
+			} else if (checkbox.checked) {
+				completed++;
+			}
 		}
 
-		this.numberEl?.detach();
-
-		this.completed = checked;
+		this.completed = completed;
+		this.inProgress = inProgress;
+		this.abandoned = abandoned;
+		this.notStarted = notStarted;
 		this.total = total;
 	}
 
 	changePercentage() {
-		const percentage =
+		if (this.total === 0) return;
+
+		const completedPercentage =
 			Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
-		this.progressEl.style.width = percentage + "%";
+		const inProgressPercentage =
+			Math.round((this.inProgress / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+		const abandonedPercentage =
+			Math.round((this.abandoned / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+
+		// Set the completed part
+		this.progressEl.style.width = completedPercentage + "%";
+
+		// Set the in-progress part (if it exists)
+		if (this.inProgressEl) {
+			this.inProgressEl.style.width = inProgressPercentage + "%";
+			this.inProgressEl.style.left = completedPercentage + "%";
+		}
+
+		// Set the abandoned part (if it exists)
+		if (this.abandonedEl) {
+			this.abandonedEl.style.width = abandonedPercentage + "%";
+			this.abandonedEl.style.left =
+				completedPercentage + inProgressPercentage + "%";
+		}
+
+		// Update the class based on progress percentage
+		let progressClass = "progress-bar-inline";
+
 		switch (true) {
-			case percentage >= 0 && percentage < 25:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-0";
+			case completedPercentage === 0:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-empty";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 25 && percentage < 50:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-1";
+			case completedPercentage > 0 && completedPercentage < 25:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-0";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 50 && percentage < 75:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-2";
+			case completedPercentage >= 25 && completedPercentage < 50:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-1";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 75 && percentage < 100:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-3";
+			case completedPercentage >= 50 && completedPercentage < 75:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-2";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 100:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-4";
+			case completedPercentage >= 75 && completedPercentage < 100:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-3";
+				break;
+			case completedPercentage >= 100:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-complete";
 				break;
 		}
+
+		// Add classes for special states
+		if (inProgressPercentage > 0) {
+			progressClass += " has-in-progress";
+		}
+		if (abandonedPercentage > 0) {
+			progressClass += " has-abandoned";
+		}
+
+		this.progressEl.className = progressClass;
 	}
 
 	changeNumber() {
 		if (this.plugin?.settings.addNumberToProgressBar) {
-			const text = this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage
-				? `${Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100}%`
-				: `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+			let text;
+			if (this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage) {
+				// Calculate percentage of completed tasks
+				const percentage =
+					Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+				text = `${percentage}%`;
+			} else {
+				// Show detailed counts if we have in-progress or abandoned tasks
+				if (this.inProgress > 0 || this.abandoned > 0) {
+					text = `[${this.completed}✓ ${this.inProgress}⟳ ${this.abandoned}✗ / ${this.total}]`;
+				} else {
+					text = `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+				}
+			}
 
-			this.numberEl = this.progressBarEl.createEl("div", {
-				cls: "progress-status",
-				text: text,
-			});
-
-			return;
+			if (!this.numberEl) {
+				this.numberEl = this.progressBarEl.createEl("div", {
+					cls: "progress-status",
+					text: text,
+				});
+			} else {
+				this.numberEl.innerText = text;
+			}
+		} else if (this.numberEl) {
+			this.numberEl.innerText = `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
 		}
-		this.numberEl.innerText = `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
 	}
 
 	onload() {
@@ -267,12 +464,39 @@ class ProgressBar extends Component {
 		this.progressBackGroundEl = this.progressBarEl.createEl("div", {
 			cls: "progress-bar-inline-background",
 		});
-		this.progressEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div");
+
+		// Create elements for each status type
+		this.progressEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div", {
+			cls: "progress-bar-inline progress-completed",
+		});
+
+		// Only create these elements if we have tasks of these types
+		if (this.inProgress > 0) {
+			this.inProgressEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div", {
+				cls: "progress-bar-inline progress-in-progress",
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (this.abandoned > 0) {
+			this.abandonedEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div", {
+				cls: "progress-bar-inline progress-abandoned",
+			});
+		}
 
 		if (this.plugin?.settings.addNumberToProgressBar && this.total) {
-			const text = this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage
-				? `${Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100}%`
-				: `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+			let text;
+			if (this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage) {
+				const percentage =
+					Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+				text = `${percentage}%`;
+			} else {
+				// Show detailed counts if we have in-progress or abandoned tasks
+				if (this.inProgress > 0 || this.abandoned > 0) {
+					text = `[${this.completed}✓ ${this.inProgress}⟳ ${this.abandoned}✗ / ${this.total}]`;
+				} else {
+					text = `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+				}
+			}
 
 			this.numberEl = this.progressBarEl.createEl("div", {
 				cls: "progress-status",
diff --git a/src/task-status/AnuPpuccinThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/AnuPpuccinThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d830e0ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/AnuPpuccinThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import type { StatusCollection } from "./StatusCollections";
+
+/**
+ * Status supported by the AnuPpuccin theme. {@link https://github.com/AnubisNekhet/AnuPpuccin}
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function anuppuccinSupportedStatuses() {
+	const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+		[" ", "Unchecked", "notStarted"],
+		["x", "Checked", "completed"],
+		[">", "Rescheduled", "planned"],
+		["<", "Scheduled", "planned"],
+		["!", "Important", "notStarted"],
+		["-", "Cancelled", "abandoned"],
+		["/", "In Progress", "inProgress"],
+		["?", "Question", "notStarted"],
+		["*", "Star", "notStarted"],
+		["n", "Note", "notStarted"],
+		["l", "Location", "notStarted"],
+		["i", "Information", "notStarted"],
+		["I", "Idea", "notStarted"],
+		["S", "Amount", "notStarted"],
+		["p", "Pro", "notStarted"],
+		["c", "Con", "notStarted"],
+		["b", "Bookmark", "notStarted"],
+		['"', "Quote", "notStarted"],
+		["0", "Speech bubble 0", "notStarted"],
+		["1", "Speech bubble 1", "notStarted"],
+		["2", "Speech bubble 2", "notStarted"],
+		["3", "Speech bubble 3", "notStarted"],
+		["4", "Speech bubble 4", "notStarted"],
+		["5", "Speech bubble 5", "notStarted"],
+		["6", "Speech bubble 6", "notStarted"],
+		["7", "Speech bubble 7", "notStarted"],
+		["8", "Speech bubble 8", "notStarted"],
+		["9", "Speech bubble 9", "notStarted"],
+	];
+	return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/AuraThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/AuraThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce50bebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/AuraThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import type { StatusCollection } from "./StatusCollections";
+
+/**
+ * Status supported by the Aura theme. {@link https://github.com/ashwinjadhav818/obsidian-aura}
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function auraSupportedStatuses() {
+	const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+		[" ", "incomplete", "notStarted"],
+		["x", "complete / done", "completed"],
+		["-", "cancelled", "abandoned"],
+		[">", "deferred", "planned"],
+		["/", "in progress, or half-done", "inProgress"],
+		["!", "Important", "notStarted"],
+		["?", "question", "notStarted"],
+		["R", "review", "notStarted"],
+		["+", "Inbox / task that should be processed later", "notStarted"],
+		["b", "bookmark", "notStarted"],
+		["B", "brainstorm", "notStarted"],
+		["D", "deferred or scheduled", "planned"],
+		["I", "Info", "notStarted"],
+		["i", "idea", "notStarted"],
+		["N", "note", "notStarted"],
+		["Q", "quote", "notStarted"],
+		["W", "win / success / reward", "notStarted"],
+		["P", "pro", "notStarted"],
+		["C", "con", "notStarted"],
+	];
+	return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/BorderThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/BorderThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..380a446e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/BorderThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+import type { StatusCollection } from "./StatusCollections";
+
+/**
+ * Statuses supported by the Border theme. {@link https://github.com/Akifyss/obsidian-border?tab=readme-ov-file#alternate-checkboxes}
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function borderSupportedStatuses() {
+	const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+		[" ", "To Do", "notStarted"],
+		["/", "In Progress", "inProgress"],
+		["x", "Done", "completed"],
+		["-", "Cancelled", "abandoned"],
+		[">", "Rescheduled", "planned"],
+		["<", "Scheduled", "planned"],
+		["!", "Important", "notStarted"],
+		["?", "Question", "notStarted"],
+		["i", "Infomation", "notStarted"],
+		["S", "Amount", "notStarted"],
+		["*", "Star", "notStarted"],
+		["b", "Bookmark", "notStarted"],
+		["“", "Quote", "notStarted"],
+		["n", "Note", "notStarted"],
+		["l", "Location", "notStarted"],
+		["I", "Idea", "notStarted"],
+		["p", "Pro", "notStarted"],
+		["c", "Con", "notStarted"],
+		["u", "Up", "notStarted"],
+		["d", "Down", "notStarted"],
+	];
+	return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/EbullientworksThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/EbullientworksThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d170227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/EbullientworksThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+import type { StatusCollection } from "./StatusCollections";
+
+/**
+ * Status supported by the Ebullientworks theme. {@link https://github.com/ebullient/obsidian-theme-ebullientworks}
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function ebullientworksSupportedStatuses() {
+	const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+		[" ", "Unchecked", "notStarted"],
+		["x", "Checked", "completed"],
+		["-", "Cancelled", "abandoned"],
+		["/", "In Progress", "inProgress"],
+		[">", "Deferred", "planned"],
+		["!", "Important", "notStarted"],
+		["?", "Question", "planned"],
+		["r", "Review", "notStarted"],
+	];
+	return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/ITSThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/ITSThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2c83958
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/ITSThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import type { StatusCollection } from "./StatusCollections";
+
+/**
+ * Status supported by the ITS theme. {@link https://github.com/SlRvb/Obsidian--ITS-Theme}
+ * Values recognised by Tasks are excluded.
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function itsSupportedStatuses() {
+	const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+		[" ", "Unchecked", "notStarted"],
+		["x", "Regular", "completed"],
+		["X", "Checked", "completed"],
+		["-", "Dropped", "abandoned"],
+		[">", "Forward", "planned"],
+		["D", "Date", "notStarted"],
+		["?", "Question", "planned"],
+		["/", "Half Done", "inProgress"],
+		["+", "Add", "notStarted"],
+		["R", "Research", "notStarted"],
+		["!", "Important", "notStarted"],
+		["i", "Idea", "notStarted"],
+		["B", "Brainstorm", "notStarted"],
+		["P", "Pro", "notStarted"],
+		["C", "Con", "notStarted"],
+		["Q", "Quote", "notStarted"],
+		["N", "Note", "notStarted"],
+		["b", "Bookmark", "notStarted"],
+		["I", "Information", "notStarted"],
+		["p", "Paraphrase", "notStarted"],
+		["L", "Location", "notStarted"],
+		["E", "Example", "notStarted"],
+		["A", "Answer", "notStarted"],
+		["r", "Reward", "notStarted"],
+		["c", "Choice", "notStarted"],
+		["d", "Doing", "inProgress"],
+		["T", "Time", "notStarted"],
+		["@", "Character / Person", "notStarted"],
+		["t", "Talk", "notStarted"],
+		["O", "Outline / Plot", "notStarted"],
+		["~", "Conflict", "notStarted"],
+		["W", "World", "notStarted"],
+		["f", "Clue / Find", "notStarted"],
+		["F", "Foreshadow", "notStarted"],
+		["H", "Favorite / Health", "notStarted"],
+		["&", "Symbolism", "notStarted"],
+		["s", "Secret", "notStarted"],
+	];
+	return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/LYTModeThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/LYTModeThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..692073c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/LYTModeThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import type { StatusCollection } from './StatusCollections';
+
+/**
+ * Status supported by the LYT Mode theme. {@link https://github.com/nickmilo/LYT-Mode}
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function lytModeSupportedStatuses() {
+    const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+        [' ', 'Unchecked', 'notStarted'],
+        ['x', 'Checked', 'completed'],
+        ['>', 'Rescheduled', 'planned'],
+        ['<', 'Scheduled', 'planned'],
+        ['!', 'Important', 'notStarted'],
+        ['-', 'Cancelled', 'abandoned'],
+        ['/', 'In Progress', 'inProgress'],
+        ['?', 'Question', 'notStarted'],
+        ['*', 'Star', 'notStarted'],
+        ['n', 'Note', 'notStarted'],
+        ['l', 'Location', 'notStarted'],
+        ['i', 'Information', 'notStarted'],
+        ['I', 'Idea', 'notStarted'],
+        ['S', 'Amount', 'notStarted'],
+        ['p', 'Pro', 'notStarted'],
+        ['c', 'Con', 'notStarted'],
+        ['b', 'Bookmark', 'notStarted'],
+        ['f', 'Fire', 'notStarted'],
+        ['k', 'Key', 'notStarted'],
+        ['w', 'Win', 'notStarted'],
+        ['u', 'Up', 'notStarted'],
+        ['d', 'Down', 'notStarted'],
+    ];
+    return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/MinimalThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/MinimalThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5301840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/MinimalThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import type { StatusCollection } from './StatusCollections';
+
+/**
+ * Status supported by the Minimal theme. {@link https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-minimal}
+ * Values recognised by Tasks are excluded.
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function minimalSupportedStatuses() {
+    const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+        [' ', 'to-do', 'notStarted'],
+        ['/', 'incomplete', 'inProgress'],
+        ['x', 'done', 'completed'],
+        ['-', 'canceled', 'abandoned'],
+        ['>', 'forwarded', 'planned'],
+        ['<', 'scheduling', 'planned'],
+        ['?', 'question', 'notStarted'],
+        ['!', 'important', 'notStarted'],
+        ['*', 'star', 'notStarted'],
+        ['"', 'quote', 'notStarted'],
+        ['l', 'location', 'notStarted'],
+        ['b', 'bookmark', 'notStarted'],
+        ['i', 'information', 'notStarted'],
+        ['S', 'savings', 'notStarted'],
+        ['I', 'idea', 'notStarted'],
+        ['p', 'pros', 'notStarted'],
+        ['c', 'cons', 'notStarted'],
+        ['f', 'fire', 'notStarted'],
+        ['k', 'key', 'notStarted'],
+        ['w', 'win', 'notStarted'],
+        ['u', 'up', 'notStarted'],
+        ['d', 'down', 'notStarted'],
+    ];
+    return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/StatusCollections.d.ts b/src/task-status/StatusCollections.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..166036f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/StatusCollections.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Statuses
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+/**
+ * The type used for a single entry in bulk imports of pre-created sets of statuses, such as for Themes or CSS Snippets.
+ * The values are: symbol, name, status type (must be one of the values in {@link StatusType}
+ */
+export type StatusCollectionEntry = [string, string, string];
+
+/**
+ * The type used for bulk imports of pre-created sets of statuses, such as for Themes or CSS Snippets.
+ * See {@link Status.createFromImportedValue}
+ */
+export type StatusCollection = Array<StatusCollectionEntry>;
diff --git a/src/task-status/ThingsThemeCollection.ts b/src/task-status/ThingsThemeCollection.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..079f8ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/ThingsThemeCollection.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import type { StatusCollection } from './StatusCollections';
+
+/**
+ * Status supported by the Things theme. {@link https://github.com/colineckert/obsidian-things}
+ * @see {@link StatusSettings.bulkAddStatusCollection}
+ */
+export function thingsSupportedStatuses() {
+    const zzz: StatusCollection = [
+        // Basic
+        [' ', 'to-do', 'notStarted'],
+        ['/', 'incomplete', 'inProgress'],
+        ['x', 'done', 'completed'],
+        ['-', 'canceled', 'abandoned'],
+        ['>', 'forwarded', 'planned'],
+        ['<', 'scheduling', 'planned'],
+        // Extras
+        ['?', 'question', 'notStarted'],
+        ['!', 'important', 'notStarted'],
+        ['*', 'star', 'notStarted'],
+        ['"', 'quote', 'notStarted'],
+        ['l', 'location', 'notStarted'],
+        ['b', 'bookmark', 'notStarted'],
+        ['i', 'information', 'notStarted'],
+        ['S', 'savings', 'notStarted'],
+        ['I', 'idea', 'notStarted'],
+        ['p', 'pros', 'notStarted'],
+        ['c', 'cons', 'notStarted'],
+        ['f', 'fire', 'notStarted'],
+        ['k', 'key', 'notStarted'],
+        ['w', 'win', 'notStarted'],
+        ['u', 'up', 'notStarted'],
+        ['d', 'down', 'notStarted'],
+    ];
+    return zzz;
+}
diff --git a/src/task-status/index.ts b/src/task-status/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1a949c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Code from https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/tree/main/src/Config/Themes
+// Original code is licensed under the MIT License.
+
+export * from "./AnuPpuccinThemeCollection";
+export * from "./AuraThemeCollection";
+export * from "./BorderThemeCollection";
+export * from "./EbullientworksThemeCollection";
+export * from "./ITSThemeCollection";
+export * from "./LYTModeThemeCollection";
+export * from "./MinimalThemeCollection";
+export * from "./ThingsThemeCollection";
+
+export const allStatusCollections: string[] = [
+	"AnuPpuccin",
+	"Aura",
+	"Border",
+	"Ebullientworks",
+	"ITS",
+	"LYTMode",
+	"Minimal",
+	"Things",
+];
diff --git a/src/task-status/readme.md b/src/task-status/readme.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd9cc38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/task-status/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Task Status
+
+This folder contains the code for the task statuses that are supported by the plugin.
+
+## Claim
+
+This code is originally from [obsidian-tasks](https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks) plugin.
+
+## License
+
+This code is licensed under the MIT License.
diff --git a/src/taskProgressBarIndex.ts b/src/taskProgressBarIndex.ts
index d25cb88a..b7579e48 100644
--- a/src/taskProgressBarIndex.ts
+++ b/src/taskProgressBarIndex.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,100 @@
-import { App, Editor, Plugin, PluginSettingTab, Setting } from "obsidian";
-import { taskProgressBarExtension } from "./widget";
+import {
+	App,
+	debounce,
+	Editor,
+	editorEditorField,
+	editorInfoField,
+	HoverParent,
+	HoverPopover,
+	MarkdownRenderer,
+	Plugin,
+	PluginSettingTab,
+	Setting,
+} from "obsidian";
+import { HTMLElementWithView, taskProgressBarExtension } from "./widget";
 import { updateProgressBarInElement } from "./readModeWidget";
 import {
 	DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
 	TaskProgressBarSettings,
 	TaskProgressBarSettingTab,
 } from "./taskProgressBarSetting";
+import { EditorView } from "@codemirror/view";
+
+class TaskProgressBarPopover extends HoverPopover {
+	plugin: TaskProgressBarPlugin;
+	data: {
+		completed: string;
+		total: string;
+		inProgress: string;
+		abandoned: string;
+		notStarted: string;
+		planned: string;
+	};
+
+	constructor(
+		plugin: TaskProgressBarPlugin,
+		data: {
+			completed: string;
+			total: string;
+			inProgress: string;
+			abandoned: string;
+			notStarted: string;
+			planned: string;
+		},
+		parent: HoverParent,
+		targetEl: HTMLElement,
+		waitTime: number = 1000
+	) {
+		super(parent, targetEl, waitTime);
+
+		this.hoverEl.toggleClass("task-progress-bar-popover", true);
+		this.plugin = plugin;
+		this.data = data;
+	}
+
+	onload(): void {
+		MarkdownRenderer.render(
+			this.plugin.app,
+			`
+| Status | Count |
+| --- | --- |
+| Total | ${this.data.total} |
+| Completed | ${this.data.completed} |
+| In Progress | ${this.data.inProgress} |
+| Abandoned | ${this.data.abandoned} |
+| Not Started | ${this.data.notStarted} |
+| Planned | ${this.data.planned} |
+`,
+			this.hoverEl,
+			"",
+			this.plugin
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+export const showPopoverWithProgressBar = (
+	plugin: TaskProgressBarPlugin,
+	{
+		progressBar,
+		data,
+		view,
+	}: {
+		progressBar: HTMLElement;
+		data: {
+			completed: string;
+			total: string;
+			inProgress: string;
+			abandoned: string;
+			notStarted: string;
+			planned: string;
+		};
+		view: EditorView;
+	}
+) => {
+	const editor = view.state.field(editorInfoField);
+	if (!editor) return;
+	new TaskProgressBarPopover(plugin, data, editor, progressBar);
+};
 
 export default class TaskProgressBarPlugin extends Plugin {
 	settings: TaskProgressBarSettings;
diff --git a/src/taskProgressBarSetting.ts b/src/taskProgressBarSetting.ts
index 0bd7b7a8..3e8ce656 100644
--- a/src/taskProgressBarSetting.ts
+++ b/src/taskProgressBarSetting.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,61 @@
-import { App, PluginSettingTab, Setting } from "obsidian";
+import { App, PluginSettingTab, Setting, Modal } from "obsidian";
 import TaskProgressBarPlugin from "./taskProgressBarIndex";
+import { allStatusCollections } from "./task-status";
 
 export interface TaskProgressBarSettings {
 	addTaskProgressBarToHeading: boolean;
 	addNumberToProgressBar: boolean;
 	showPercentage: boolean;
-	allowAlternateTaskStatus: boolean;
-	alternativeMarks: string;
 	countSubLevel: boolean;
 	hideProgressBarBasedOnConditions: boolean;
 	hideProgressBarTags: string;
 	hideProgressBarFolders: string;
 	hideProgressBarMetadata: string;
+
+	// Task state settings
+	taskStatuses: {
+		completed: string;
+		inProgress: string;
+		abandoned: string;
+		notStarted: string;
+		planned: string;
+	};
+
+	countOtherStatusesAs: string;
+
+	// Control which tasks to count
 	excludeTaskMarks: string;
-	onlyCountTaskMarks: string;
 	useOnlyCountMarks: boolean;
+	onlyCountTaskMarks: string;
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: TaskProgressBarSettings = {
 	addTaskProgressBarToHeading: false,
 	addNumberToProgressBar: false,
 	showPercentage: false,
-	allowAlternateTaskStatus: false,
-	alternativeMarks: "(x|X|-)",
 	countSubLevel: true,
 	hideProgressBarBasedOnConditions: false,
 	hideProgressBarTags: "no-progress-bar",
 	hideProgressBarFolders: "",
 	hideProgressBarMetadata: "hide-progress-bar",
+
+	// Default task statuses
+	taskStatuses: {
+		completed: "x|X",
+		inProgress: ">|/",
+		abandoned: "-",
+		notStarted: " ",
+		planned: "?",
+	},
+
+	countOtherStatusesAs: "notStarted",
+
+	// Control which tasks to count
 	excludeTaskMarks: "",
 	onlyCountTaskMarks: "x|X",
 	useOnlyCountMarks: false,
 };
 
-
 export class TaskProgressBarSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 	plugin: TaskProgressBarPlugin;
 	private applyDebounceTimer: number = 0;
@@ -87,43 +109,203 @@ export class TaskProgressBarSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
 					})
 			);
 
+		// Task Status Settings
 		new Setting(containerEl)
-			.setName("Allow alternate task status")
+			.setName("Task Status Settings")
 			.setDesc(
-				"Toggle this to allow this plugin to treat different tasks mark as completed or uncompleted tasks."
+				"Select a predefined task status collection or customize your own"
 			)
-			.addToggle((toggle) =>
-				toggle
-					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.allowAlternateTaskStatus)
-					.onChange(async (value) => {
-						this.plugin.settings.allowAlternateTaskStatus = value;
-						this.applySettingsUpdate();
+			.setHeading()
+			.addDropdown((dropdown) => {
+				dropdown.addOption("custom", "Custom");
+				for (const statusCollection of allStatusCollections) {
+					dropdown.addOption(statusCollection, statusCollection);
+				}
 
-						setTimeout(() => {
-							this.display();
-						}, 200);
+				// Set default value to custom
+				dropdown.setValue("custom");
+
+				dropdown.onChange(async (value) => {
+					if (value === "custom") {
+						return;
+					}
+
+					// Confirm before applying the theme
+					const modal = new Modal(this.app);
+					modal.titleEl.setText(`Apply ${value} Theme?`);
+
+					const content = modal.contentEl.createDiv();
+					content.setText(
+						`This will override your current task status settings with the ${value} theme. Do you want to continue?`
+					);
+
+					const buttonContainer = modal.contentEl.createDiv();
+					buttonContainer.addClass("modal-button-container");
+
+					const cancelButton = buttonContainer.createEl("button");
+					cancelButton.setText("Cancel");
+					cancelButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
+						dropdown.setValue("custom");
+						modal.close();
+					});
+
+					const confirmButton = buttonContainer.createEl("button");
+					confirmButton.setText("Apply Theme");
+					confirmButton.addClass("mod-cta");
+					confirmButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+						modal.close();
+
+						// Apply the selected theme's task statuses
+						try {
+							// Import the function dynamically based on the selected theme
+							const functionName =
+								value.toLowerCase() + "SupportedStatuses";
+							const statusesModule = await import(
+								"./task-status"
+							);
+
+							// Use type assertion for the dynamic function access
+							const getStatuses = (statusesModule as any)[
+								functionName
+							];
+
+							if (typeof getStatuses === "function") {
+								const statuses = getStatuses();
+
+								// Create a map to collect all statuses of each type
+								const statusMap: Record<string, string[]> = {
+									completed: [],
+									inProgress: [],
+									abandoned: [],
+									notStarted: [],
+									planned: [],
+								};
+
+								// Group statuses by their type
+								for (const [symbol, _, type] of statuses) {
+									if (type in statusMap) {
+										statusMap[
+											type as keyof typeof statusMap
+										].push(symbol);
+									}
+								}
+
+								// Update the settings with the collected statuses
+								for (const type of Object.keys(
+									this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses
+								)) {
+									if (
+										statusMap[type] &&
+										statusMap[type].length > 0
+									) {
+										(
+											this.plugin.settings
+												.taskStatuses as Record<
+												string,
+												string
+											>
+										)[type] = statusMap[type].join("|");
+									}
+								}
+
+								// Save settings and refresh the display
+								this.applySettingsUpdate();
+								this.display();
+							}
+						} catch (error) {
+							console.error(
+								"Failed to apply task status theme:",
+								error
+							);
+						}
+					});
+
+					modal.open();
+				});
+			});
+
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Completed task markers")
+			.setDesc(
+				'Characters in square brackets that represent completed tasks. Example: "x|X"'
+			)
+			.addText((text) =>
+				text
+					.setPlaceholder(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.completed)
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.completed)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.completed =
+							value || DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.completed;
+						this.applySettingsUpdate();
 					})
 			);
 
-		if (this.plugin.settings.allowAlternateTaskStatus) {
-			new Setting(containerEl)
-				.setName("Completed alternative marks")
-				.setDesc('Set completed alternative marks here. Like "x|X|-"')
-				.addText((text) =>
-					text
-						.setPlaceholder(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.alternativeMarks)
-						.setValue(this.plugin.settings.alternativeMarks)
-						.onChange(async (value) => {
-							if (value.length === 0) {
-								this.plugin.settings.alternativeMarks =
-									DEFAULT_SETTINGS.alternativeMarks;
-							} else {
-								this.plugin.settings.alternativeMarks = value;
-							}
-							this.applySettingsUpdate();
-						})
-				);
-		}
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("In progress task markers")
+			.setDesc(
+				'Characters in square brackets that represent tasks in progress. Example: ">|/"'
+			)
+			.addText((text) =>
+				text
+					.setPlaceholder(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.inProgress)
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.inProgress)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.inProgress =
+							value || DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.inProgress;
+						this.applySettingsUpdate();
+					})
+			);
+
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Abandoned task markers")
+			.setDesc(
+				'Characters in square brackets that represent abandoned tasks. Example: "-"'
+			)
+			.addText((text) =>
+				text
+					.setPlaceholder(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.abandoned)
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.abandoned)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.abandoned =
+							value || DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.abandoned;
+						this.applySettingsUpdate();
+					})
+			);
+
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Not started task markers")
+			.setDesc(
+				'Characters in square brackets that represent not started tasks. Default is space " "'
+			)
+			.addText((text) =>
+				text
+					.setPlaceholder(DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.notStarted)
+					.setValue(this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.notStarted)
+					.onChange(async (value) => {
+						this.plugin.settings.taskStatuses.notStarted =
+							value || DEFAULT_SETTINGS.taskStatuses.notStarted;
+						this.applySettingsUpdate();
+					})
+			);
+
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Count other statuses as")
+			.setDesc(
+				'Select the status to count other statuses as. Default is "Not Started".'
+			)
+			.addDropdown((dropdown) => {
+				dropdown.addOption("notStarted", "Not Started");
+				dropdown.addOption("abandoned", "Abandoned");
+				dropdown.addOption("planned", "Planned");
+				dropdown.addOption("completed", "Completed");
+				dropdown.addOption("inProgress", "In Progress");
+			});
+
+		// Task Counting Settings
+		new Setting(containerEl)
+			.setName("Task Counting Settings")
+			.setDesc("Toggle this to allow this plugin to count sub tasks.")
+			.setHeading();
 
 		new Setting(containerEl)
 			.setName("Exclude specific task markers")
diff --git a/src/widget.ts b/src/widget.ts
index 1d69523f..dcf76433 100644
--- a/src/widget.ts
+++ b/src/widget.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,18 @@ import { EditorState, Range, Text } from "@codemirror/state";
 // @ts-ignore - This import is necessary but TypeScript can't find it
 import { foldable, syntaxTree, tokenClassNodeProp } from "@codemirror/language";
 import { RegExpCursor } from "./regexp-cursor";
-import TaskProgressBarPlugin from "./taskProgressBarIndex";
+import TaskProgressBarPlugin, {
+	showPopoverWithProgressBar,
+} from "./taskProgressBarIndex";
 import { shouldHideProgressBarInLivePriview } from "./utils";
 
 interface Tasks {
 	completed: number;
 	total: number;
+	inProgress?: number;
+	abandoned?: number;
+	notStarted?: number;
+	planned?: number;
 }
 
 // Type to represent a text range for safe access
@@ -26,10 +32,17 @@ interface TextRange {
 	to: number;
 }
 
+export interface HTMLElementWithView extends HTMLElement {
+	view: EditorView;
+}
+
 class TaskProgressBarWidget extends WidgetType {
 	progressBarEl: HTMLSpanElement;
 	progressBackGroundEl: HTMLDivElement;
 	progressEl: HTMLDivElement;
+	inProgressEl: HTMLDivElement;
+	abandonedEl: HTMLDivElement;
+	plannedEl: HTMLDivElement;
 	numberEl: HTMLDivElement;
 
 	constructor(
@@ -39,68 +52,135 @@ class TaskProgressBarWidget extends WidgetType {
 		readonly from: number,
 		readonly to: number,
 		readonly completed: number,
-		readonly total: number
+		readonly total: number,
+		readonly inProgress: number = 0,
+		readonly abandoned: number = 0,
+		readonly notStarted: number = 0,
+		readonly planned: number = 0
 	) {
 		super();
 	}
 
 	eq(other: TaskProgressBarWidget) {
-		const markdownView = app.workspace.getActiveViewOfType(MarkdownView);
-		if (!markdownView) {
-			return false;
-		}
-		if (this.completed === other.completed && this.total === other.total) {
-			return true;
-		}
-		const editor = markdownView.editor;
-		const offset = editor.offsetToPos(this.from);
-		const originalOffset = editor.offsetToPos(other.from);
-		if (this.completed !== other.completed || this.total !== other.total) {
-			return false;
-		}
 		if (
-			offset.line === originalOffset.line &&
+			this.from === other.from &&
+			this.to === other.to &&
+			this.inProgress === other.inProgress &&
+			this.abandoned === other.abandoned &&
+			this.notStarted === other.notStarted &&
+			this.planned === other.planned &&
 			this.completed === other.completed &&
 			this.total === other.total
 		) {
 			return true;
 		}
-		return other.completed === this.completed && other.total === this.total;
+		return (
+			other.completed === this.completed &&
+			other.total === this.total &&
+			other.inProgress === this.inProgress &&
+			other.abandoned === this.abandoned &&
+			other.notStarted === this.notStarted &&
+			other.planned === this.planned
+		);
 	}
 
 	changePercentage() {
-		const percentage =
+		if (this.total === 0) return;
+
+		const completedPercentage =
 			Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
-		this.progressEl.style.width = percentage + "%";
+		const inProgressPercentage =
+			Math.round((this.inProgress / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+		const abandonedPercentage =
+			Math.round((this.abandoned / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+		const plannedPercentage =
+			Math.round((this.planned / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+
+		// Set the completed part
+		this.progressEl.style.width = completedPercentage + "%";
+
+		// Set the in-progress part (if it exists)
+		if (this.inProgressEl) {
+			this.inProgressEl.style.width = inProgressPercentage + "%";
+			this.inProgressEl.style.left = completedPercentage + "%";
+		}
+
+		// Set the abandoned part (if it exists)
+		if (this.abandonedEl) {
+			this.abandonedEl.style.width = abandonedPercentage + "%";
+			this.abandonedEl.style.left =
+				completedPercentage + inProgressPercentage + "%";
+		}
+
+		// Set the planned part (if it exists)
+		if (this.plannedEl) {
+			this.plannedEl.style.width = plannedPercentage + "%";
+			this.plannedEl.style.left =
+				completedPercentage +
+				inProgressPercentage +
+				abandonedPercentage +
+				"%";
+		}
+
+		// Update the class based on progress percentage
+		// This allows for CSS styling based on progress level
+		let progressClass = "progress-bar-inline";
+
 		switch (true) {
-			case percentage >= 0 && percentage < 25:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-0";
+			case completedPercentage === 0:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-empty";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 25 && percentage < 50:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-1";
+			case completedPercentage > 0 && completedPercentage < 25:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-0";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 50 && percentage < 75:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-2";
+			case completedPercentage >= 25 && completedPercentage < 50:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-1";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 75 && percentage < 100:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-3";
+			case completedPercentage >= 50 && completedPercentage < 75:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-2";
 				break;
-			case percentage >= 100:
-				this.progressEl.className =
-					"progress-bar-inline progress-bar-inline-4";
+			case completedPercentage >= 75 && completedPercentage < 100:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-3";
+				break;
+			case completedPercentage >= 100:
+				progressClass += " progress-bar-inline-complete";
 				break;
 		}
+
+		// Add classes for special states
+		if (inProgressPercentage > 0) {
+			progressClass += " has-in-progress";
+		}
+		if (abandonedPercentage > 0) {
+			progressClass += " has-abandoned";
+		}
+		if (plannedPercentage > 0) {
+			progressClass += " has-planned";
+		}
+
+		this.progressEl.className = progressClass;
 	}
 
 	changeNumber() {
 		if (this.plugin?.settings.addNumberToProgressBar) {
-			const text = this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage
-				? `${Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100}%`
-				: `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+			let text;
+			if (this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage) {
+				// Calculate percentage of completed tasks
+				const percentage =
+					Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+				text = `${percentage}%`;
+			} else {
+				// Show detailed counts if we have in-progress, abandoned, or planned tasks
+				if (
+					this.inProgress > 0 ||
+					this.abandoned > 0 ||
+					this.planned > 0
+				) {
+					text = `[${this.completed}✓ ${this.inProgress}⟳ ${this.abandoned}✗ ${this.planned}? / ${this.total}]`;
+				} else {
+					text = `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+				}
+			}
 
 			if (!this.numberEl) {
 				this.numberEl = this.progressBarEl.createEl("div", {
@@ -109,10 +189,8 @@ class TaskProgressBarWidget extends WidgetType {
 				});
 			} else {
 				this.numberEl.innerText = text;
-				return;
 			}
-		}
-		if (this.numberEl) {
+		} else if (this.numberEl) {
 			this.numberEl.innerText = `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
 		}
 	}
@@ -121,8 +199,9 @@ class TaskProgressBarWidget extends WidgetType {
 		if (
 			!this.plugin?.settings.addNumberToProgressBar &&
 			this.numberEl !== undefined
-		)
+		) {
 			this.numberEl.detach();
+		}
 
 		if (this.progressBarEl !== undefined) {
 			this.changePercentage();
@@ -133,17 +212,73 @@ class TaskProgressBarWidget extends WidgetType {
 		this.progressBarEl = createSpan(
 			this.plugin?.settings.addNumberToProgressBar
 				? "cm-task-progress-bar with-number"
-				: "cm-task-progress-bar"
+				: "cm-task-progress-bar",
+			(el) => {
+				el.dataset.completed = this.completed.toString();
+				el.dataset.total = this.total.toString();
+				el.dataset.inProgress = this.inProgress.toString();
+				el.dataset.abandoned = this.abandoned.toString();
+				el.dataset.notStarted = this.notStarted.toString();
+				el.dataset.planned = this.planned.toString();
+
+				el.onmouseover = () => {
+					showPopoverWithProgressBar(this.plugin, {
+						progressBar: el,
+						data: {
+							completed: this.completed.toString(),
+							total: this.total.toString(),
+							inProgress: this.inProgress.toString(),
+							abandoned: this.abandoned.toString(),
+							notStarted: this.notStarted.toString(),
+							planned: this.planned.toString(),
+						},
+						view: this.view,
+					});
+				};
+			}
 		);
 		this.progressBackGroundEl = this.progressBarEl.createEl("div", {
 			cls: "progress-bar-inline-background",
 		});
-		this.progressEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div");
+
+		// Create elements for each status type
+		this.progressEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div", {
+			cls: "progress-bar-inline progress-completed",
+		});
+
+		// Only create these elements if we have tasks of these types
+		if (this.inProgress > 0) {
+			this.inProgressEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div", {
+				cls: "progress-bar-inline progress-in-progress",
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (this.abandoned > 0) {
+			this.abandonedEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div", {
+				cls: "progress-bar-inline progress-abandoned",
+			});
+		}
+
+		if (this.planned > 0) {
+			this.plannedEl = this.progressBackGroundEl.createEl("div", {
+				cls: "progress-bar-inline progress-planned",
+			});
+		}
 
 		if (this.plugin?.settings.addNumberToProgressBar && this.total) {
-			const text = this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage
-				? `${Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100}%`
-				: `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+			let text;
+			if (this.plugin?.settings.showPercentage) {
+				const percentage =
+					Math.round((this.completed / this.total) * 10000) / 100;
+				text = `${percentage}%`;
+			} else {
+				// Show detailed counts if we have in-progress or abandoned tasks
+				if (this.inProgress > 0 || this.abandoned > 0) {
+					text = `[${this.completed}✓ ${this.inProgress}⟳ ${this.abandoned}✗ / ${this.total}]`;
+				} else {
+					text = `[${this.completed}/${this.total}]`;
+				}
+			}
 
 			this.numberEl = this.progressBarEl.createEl("div", {
 				cls: "progress-status",
@@ -279,7 +414,11 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 							headingLine.to,
 							headingLine.to,
 							tasksNum.completed,
-							tasksNum.total
+							tasksNum.total,
+							tasksNum.inProgress || 0,
+							tasksNum.abandoned || 0,
+							tasksNum.notStarted || 0,
+							tasksNum.planned || 0
 						),
 					});
 
@@ -358,7 +497,11 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 							line.to,
 							line.to,
 							tasksNum.completed,
-							tasksNum.total
+							tasksNum.total,
+							tasksNum.inProgress || 0,
+							tasksNum.abandoned || 0,
+							tasksNum.notStarted || 0,
+							tasksNum.planned || 0
 						),
 					});
 
@@ -436,15 +579,48 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 				level: number = 0,
 				tabSize: number = 4
 			): RegExp {
-				// 获取排除的任务标记
+				// Check if we're using only specific marks for counting
+				if (plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks) {
+					const onlyCountMarks =
+						plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks || "";
+					// If onlyCountMarks is empty, return a regex that won't match anything
+					if (!onlyCountMarks.trim()) {
+						return new RegExp("^$"); // This won't match any tasks
+					}
+
+					// Include the specified marks and space (for not started tasks)
+					const markPattern = `\\[([ ${onlyCountMarks}])\\]`;
+
+					if (isHeading) {
+						// For headings, we'll still match any task format, but filter by indentation level later
+						return new RegExp(
+							`^[\\t|\\s]*([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`
+						);
+					} else {
+						// If counting sublevels, use a more relaxed regex that matches any indentation
+						if (plugin?.settings.countSubLevel) {
+							return new RegExp(
+								`^[\\t|\\s]*?([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`
+							);
+						} else {
+							// When not counting sublevels, we'll check the actual indentation level separately
+							// So the regex should match tasks at any indentation level
+							return new RegExp(
+								`^[\\t|\\s]*([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`
+							);
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Get excluded task marks
 				const excludePattern = plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks || "";
 
-				// 构建识别任务标记的正则表达式部分
+				// Build the task marker pattern
 				let markPattern = "\\[(.)\\]";
 
-				// 如果存在排除的标记，修改标记匹配模式
+				// If there are excluded marks, modify the pattern
 				if (excludePattern && excludePattern.length > 0) {
-					// 构建一个不匹配被排除标记的模式
+					// Build a pattern that doesn't match excluded marks
 					const excludeChars = excludePattern
 						.split("")
 						.map((c) => "\\" + c)
@@ -453,19 +629,21 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 				}
 
 				if (isHeading) {
-					return new RegExp(`^([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`);
+					// For headings, we'll still match any task format, but filter by indentation level later
+					return new RegExp(
+						`^[\\t|\\s]*([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`
+					);
 				} else {
-					// 如果是子级计数模式，使用更宽松的正则表达式匹配任何缩进级别的任务
+					// If counting sublevels, use a more relaxed regex
 					if (plugin?.settings.countSubLevel) {
 						return new RegExp(
 							`^[\\t|\\s]*?([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`
 						);
 					} else {
-						// 否则使用精确缩进级别匹配
+						// When not counting sublevels, we'll check the actual indentation level separately
+						// So the regex should match tasks at any indentation level
 						return new RegExp(
-							`^[\\t|\\s]{${
-								tabSize * (level + 1)
-							}}([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`
+							`^[\\t|\\s]*([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s${markPattern}`
 						);
 					}
 				}
@@ -484,25 +662,30 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 				const useOnlyCountMarks = plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks;
 				const onlyCountPattern =
 					plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks || "x|X";
-				const excludePattern = plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks || "";
-				const alternativeMarks = plugin?.settings.alternativeMarks;
 
-				// Default patterns - 对子级计数的情况调整缩进匹配
+				// If onlyCountMarks is enabled but the pattern is empty, return a regex that won't match anything
+				if (useOnlyCountMarks && !onlyCountPattern.trim()) {
+					return new RegExp("^$"); // This won't match any tasks
+				}
+
+				const excludePattern = plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks || "";
+				const completedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.completed || "x|X";
+
+				// Default patterns - adjust for sublevel counting
 				const basePattern = isHeading
-					? "^([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s"
+					? "^[\\t|\\s]*" // For headings, match any indentation (will be filtered later)
 					: plugin?.settings.countSubLevel
-					? "^[\\t|\\s]*?" // 如果是子级计数，使用非贪婪模式匹配任意缩进
-					: "^[\\t|\\s]+";
+					? "^[\\t|\\s]*?" // For sublevel counting, use non-greedy match for any indentation
+					: "^[\\t|\\s]*"; // For no sublevel counting, still match any indentation level
 
 				const bulletPrefix = isHeading
-					? ""
+					? "([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s" // For headings, just match the bullet
 					: plugin?.settings.countSubLevel
-					? "([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s" // 子级计数时简化前缀
-					: level !== 0
-					? `{${tabSize * (level + 1)}}([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s`
-					: "([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s";
+					? "([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s" // Simplified prefix for sublevel counting
+					: "([-*+]|\\d+\\.)\\s"; // For no sublevel counting, just match the bullet
 
-				// 如果启用了仅统计特定标记功能
+				// If "only count specific marks" is enabled
 				if (useOnlyCountMarks) {
 					return new RegExp(
 						basePattern +
@@ -513,53 +696,29 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 					);
 				}
 
-				// Handle alternative marks option - 仅在未启用仅统计特定标记时才考虑替代标记
-				if (
-					!useOnlyCountMarks &&
-					plugin?.settings.allowAlternateTaskStatus &&
-					alternativeMarks &&
-					alternativeMarks.length > 0
-				) {
-					if (excludePattern) {
-						// Filter alternative marks based on exclusions
-						const alternativeMarksArray = alternativeMarks
-							.replace(/[()]/g, "")
-							.split("|");
-						const excludeMarksArray = excludePattern.split("");
-						const filteredMarks = alternativeMarksArray
-							.filter((mark) => !excludeMarksArray.includes(mark))
-							.join("|");
-
-						return new RegExp(
-							basePattern +
-								bulletPrefix +
-								"\\[(" +
-								filteredMarks +
-								")\\]"
-						);
-					} else {
-						return new RegExp(
-							basePattern +
-								bulletPrefix +
-								"\\[" +
-								alternativeMarks +
-								"\\]"
-						);
-					}
-				}
-
-				// Handle standard case - 如果没有启用特殊选项
+				// When using the completed task marks
 				if (excludePattern) {
+					// Filter completed marks based on exclusions
+					const completedMarksArray = completedMarks.split("|");
+					const excludeMarksArray = excludePattern.split("");
+					const filteredMarks = completedMarksArray
+						.filter((mark) => !excludeMarksArray.includes(mark))
+						.join("|");
+
 					return new RegExp(
 						basePattern +
 							bulletPrefix +
-							"\\[[^ " +
-							excludePattern +
-							"]\\]"
+							"\\[(" +
+							filteredMarks +
+							")\\]"
 					);
 				} else {
 					return new RegExp(
-						basePattern + bulletPrefix + "\\[[^ ]\\]"
+						basePattern +
+							bulletPrefix +
+							"\\[(" +
+							completedMarks +
+							")\\]"
 					);
 				}
 			}
@@ -568,59 +727,193 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 			 * Check if a task should be counted as completed
 			 */
 			private isCompletedTask(text: string): boolean {
-				// 如果启用了仅统计特定标记
-				if (plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks) {
-					const onlyCountPattern =
-						plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks || "x|X";
-					const markMatch = text.match(/\[(.)]/);
-					console.log(markMatch, text);
-					if (markMatch && markMatch[1]) {
-						const mark = markMatch[1];
-						// 检查标记是否在仅统计列表中
-						const onlyCountMarks = onlyCountPattern.split("|");
-						return onlyCountMarks.includes(mark);
-					}
+				const markMatch = text.match(/\[(.)]/);
+				if (!markMatch || !markMatch[1]) {
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				// 如果启用了替代标记
+				const mark = markMatch[1];
+
+				// Priority 1: If useOnlyCountMarks is enabled, only count tasks with specified marks
+				if (plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks) {
+					const onlyCountMarks =
+						plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks.split("|");
+					return onlyCountMarks.includes(mark);
+				}
+
+				// Priority 2: If the mark is in excludeTaskMarks, don't count it
 				if (
-					plugin?.settings.allowAlternateTaskStatus &&
-					plugin?.settings.alternativeMarks
+					plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks &&
+					plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.includes(mark)
 				) {
-					const alternativeMarks = plugin?.settings.alternativeMarks
-						.replace(/[()]/g, "")
-						.split("|");
-					const markMatch = text.match(/\[(.)]/);
-					if (markMatch && markMatch[1]) {
-						const mark = markMatch[1];
-						return alternativeMarks.includes(mark);
-					}
+					return false;
 				}
 
-				// 标准检查 - 非空格的字符
+				// Priority 3: Check against the task statuses
+				// We consider a task "completed" if it has a mark from the "completed" status
+				const completedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.completed?.split("|") || [
+						"x",
+						"X",
+					];
+
+				// Return true if the mark is in the completedMarks array
+				return completedMarks.includes(mark);
+			}
+
+			/**
+			 * Get the task status of a task
+			 */
+			private getTaskStatus(
+				text: string
+			):
+				| "completed"
+				| "inProgress"
+				| "abandoned"
+				| "notStarted"
+				| "planned" {
 				const markMatch = text.match(/\[(.)]/);
-				if (markMatch && markMatch[1]) {
-					const mark = markMatch[1];
-					// 排除需要排除的标记
-					if (
-						plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks &&
-						plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.includes(mark)
-					) {
-						return false;
-					}
-					// 标准完成是非空格
-					return mark !== " ";
+				console.log(markMatch, text);
+				if (!markMatch || !markMatch[1]) {
+					return "notStarted";
 				}
 
-				return false;
+				const mark = markMatch[1];
+				// Priority 1: If useOnlyCountMarks is enabled
+				if (plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks) {
+					const onlyCountMarks =
+						plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks.split("|");
+					if (onlyCountMarks.includes(mark)) {
+						return "completed";
+					} else {
+						// If using onlyCountMarks and the mark is not in the list,
+						// determine which other status it belongs to
+						return this.determineNonCompletedStatus(mark);
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Priority 2: If the mark is in excludeTaskMarks
+				if (
+					plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks &&
+					plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.includes(mark)
+				) {
+					// Excluded marks are considered not started
+					return "notStarted";
+				}
+
+				// Priority 3: Check against specific task statuses
+				return this.determineTaskStatus(mark);
+			}
+
+			/**
+			 * Helper to determine the non-completed status of a task mark
+			 */
+			private determineNonCompletedStatus(
+				mark: string
+			): "inProgress" | "abandoned" | "notStarted" | "planned" {
+				const inProgressMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.inProgress?.split("|") || [
+						"-",
+						"/",
+					];
+
+				if (inProgressMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "inProgress";
+				}
+
+				const abandonedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.abandoned?.split("|") || [
+						">",
+					];
+				if (abandonedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "abandoned";
+				}
+
+				const plannedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.planned?.split("|") || ["?"];
+				if (plannedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "planned";
+				}
+
+				// If the mark doesn't match any specific category, use the countOtherStatusesAs setting
+				return (
+					(plugin?.settings.countOtherStatusesAs as
+						| "inProgress"
+						| "abandoned"
+						| "notStarted"
+						| "planned") || "notStarted"
+				);
+			}
+
+			/**
+			 * Helper to determine the specific status of a task mark
+			 */
+			private determineTaskStatus(
+				mark: string
+			):
+				| "completed"
+				| "inProgress"
+				| "abandoned"
+				| "notStarted"
+				| "planned" {
+				const completedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.completed?.split("|") || [
+						"x",
+						"X",
+					];
+				if (completedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "completed";
+				}
+
+				const inProgressMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.inProgress?.split("|") || [
+						"-",
+						"/",
+					];
+				if (inProgressMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "inProgress";
+				}
+
+				const abandonedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.abandoned?.split("|") || [
+						">",
+					];
+				if (abandonedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "abandoned";
+				}
+
+				const plannedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.planned?.split("|") || ["?"];
+				if (plannedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "planned";
+				}
+
+				// If not matching any specific status, check if it's a not-started mark
+				const notStartedMarks =
+					plugin?.settings.taskStatuses?.notStarted?.split("|") || [
+						" ",
+					];
+				if (notStartedMarks.includes(mark)) {
+					return "notStarted";
+				}
+
+				// If we get here, the mark doesn't match any of our defined categories
+				// Use the countOtherStatusesAs setting to determine how to count it
+				return (
+					(plugin?.settings.countOtherStatusesAs as
+						| "completed"
+						| "inProgress"
+						| "abandoned"
+						| "notStarted"
+						| "planned") || "notStarted"
+				);
 			}
 
 			/**
 			 * Check if a task marker should be excluded from counting
 			 */
 			private shouldExcludeTask(text: string): boolean {
-				// 如果没有排除设置，返回false
+				// If no exclusion settings, return false
 				if (
 					!plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks ||
 					plugin.settings.excludeTaskMarks.length === 0
@@ -628,7 +921,7 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				// 检查任务标记是否在排除列表中
+				// Check if task mark is in the exclusion list
 				const taskMarkMatch = text.match(/\[(.)]/);
 				if (taskMarkMatch && taskMarkMatch[1]) {
 					const taskMark = taskMarkMatch[1];
@@ -661,16 +954,34 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 				bullet: boolean
 			): Tasks {
 				if (!textArray || textArray.length === 0) {
-					return { completed: 0, total: 0 };
+					return {
+						completed: 0,
+						total: 0,
+						inProgress: 0,
+						abandoned: 0,
+						notStarted: 0,
+						planned: 0,
+					};
 				}
 
 				let completed: number = 0;
+				let inProgress: number = 0;
+				let abandoned: number = 0;
+				let notStarted: number = 0;
+				let planned: number = 0;
 				let total: number = 0;
 				let level: number = 0;
 
 				// Get tab size from vault config
 				const tabSize = this.getTabSize();
 
+				// For debugging - collect task marks and their statuses
+				const taskDebug: {
+					mark: string;
+					status: string;
+					lineText: string;
+				}[] = [];
+
 				// Determine indentation level for bullets
 				if (!plugin?.settings.countSubLevel && bullet && textArray[0]) {
 					const indentMatch = textArray[0].match(/^[\s|\t]*/);
@@ -685,6 +996,7 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 					level,
 					tabSize
 				);
+
 				const bulletCompleteRegex = this.createCompletedTaskRegex(
 					plugin,
 					false,
@@ -702,41 +1014,150 @@ export function taskProgressBarExtension(
 					if (i === 0) continue; // Skip the first line
 
 					if (bullet) {
-						// 确保每个任务只被计算一次
-						const lineText = textArray[i].trim();
-						// 首先检查是否匹配任务格式，然后检查是否是应该被排除的任务类型
+						const lineText = textArray[i];
+						const lineTextTrimmed = lineText.trim();
+
+						// If countSubLevel is false, check the indentation level directly
+						if (!plugin?.settings.countSubLevel) {
+							const indentMatch = lineText.match(/^[\s|\t]*/);
+							const lineLevel = indentMatch
+								? indentMatch[0].length / tabSize
+								: 0;
+
+							// Only count this task if it's exactly one level deeper
+							if (lineLevel !== level + 1) {
+								continue;
+							}
+						}
+
+						// First check if it matches task format, then check if it should be excluded
 						if (
-							lineText &&
+							lineTextTrimmed &&
 							lineText.match(bulletTotalRegex) &&
-							!this.shouldExcludeTask(lineText)
+							!this.shouldExcludeTask(lineTextTrimmed)
 						) {
 							total++;
-							// 使用新方法判断是否为已完成任务
-							if (this.isCompletedTask(lineText)) {
+							// Get the task status
+							const status = this.getTaskStatus(lineTextTrimmed);
+
+							// Extract the mark for debugging
+							const markMatch = lineTextTrimmed.match(/\[(.)]/);
+							if (markMatch && markMatch[1]) {
+								taskDebug.push({
+									mark: markMatch[1],
+									status: status,
+									lineText: lineTextTrimmed,
+								});
+							}
+
+							// Count based on status
+							if (status === "completed") {
 								completed++;
+							} else if (status === "inProgress") {
+								inProgress++;
+							} else if (status === "abandoned") {
+								abandoned++;
+							} else if (status === "planned") {
+								planned++;
+							} else if (status === "notStarted") {
+								notStarted++;
 							}
 						}
 					} else if (plugin?.settings.addTaskProgressBarToHeading) {
-						const lineText = textArray[i].trim();
-						// 同样使用shouldExcludeTask函数进行额外的验证
+						const lineText = textArray[i];
+						const lineTextTrimmed = lineText.trim();
+
+						// For headings, if countSubLevel is false, only count top-level tasks (no indentation)
+						if (!plugin?.settings.countSubLevel) {
+							const indentMatch = lineText.match(/^[\s|\t]*/);
+							const lineLevel = indentMatch
+								? indentMatch[0].length / tabSize
+								: 0;
+
+							// For headings, only count tasks with no indentation when countSubLevel is false
+							if (lineLevel !== 0) {
+								continue;
+							}
+						}
+
+						// Also use shouldExcludeTask for additional validation
 						if (
-							lineText &&
+							lineTextTrimmed &&
 							lineText.match(headingTotalRegex) &&
-							!this.shouldExcludeTask(lineText)
+							!this.shouldExcludeTask(lineTextTrimmed)
 						) {
 							total++;
-							// 使用新方法判断是否为已完成任务
-							if (this.isCompletedTask(lineText)) {
+							// Get the task status
+							const status = this.getTaskStatus(lineTextTrimmed);
+
+							// Extract the mark for debugging
+							const markMatch = lineTextTrimmed.match(/\[(.)]/);
+							if (markMatch && markMatch[1]) {
+								taskDebug.push({
+									mark: markMatch[1],
+									status: status,
+									lineText: lineTextTrimmed,
+								});
+							}
+
+							// Count based on status
+							if (status === "completed") {
 								completed++;
+							} else if (status === "inProgress") {
+								inProgress++;
+							} else if (status === "abandoned") {
+								abandoned++;
+							} else if (status === "planned") {
+								planned++;
+							} else if (status === "notStarted") {
+								notStarted++;
 							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
 
-				// 确保完成数不超过总数
-				completed = Math.min(completed, total);
+				// Log debug information
+				if (taskDebug.length > 0) {
+					console.log("Task counting debug:", {
+						taskDebug,
+						completedCount: completed,
+						inProgressCount: inProgress,
+						abandonedCount: abandoned,
+						notStartedCount: notStarted,
+						plannedCount: planned,
+						totalCount: total,
+						settings: {
+							useOnlyCountMarks:
+								plugin?.settings.useOnlyCountMarks,
+							onlyCountTaskMarks:
+								plugin?.settings.onlyCountTaskMarks,
+							excludeTaskMarks: plugin?.settings.excludeTaskMarks,
+							taskStatuses: plugin?.settings.taskStatuses,
+							countOtherStatusesAs:
+								plugin?.settings.countOtherStatusesAs,
+						},
+					});
+				}
 
-				return { completed, total };
+				// Ensure counts don't exceed total
+				completed = Math.min(completed, total);
+				inProgress = Math.min(inProgress, total - completed);
+				abandoned = Math.min(abandoned, total - completed - inProgress);
+				planned = Math.min(
+					planned,
+					total - completed - inProgress - abandoned
+				);
+				notStarted =
+					total - completed - inProgress - abandoned - planned;
+
+				return {
+					completed,
+					total,
+					inProgress,
+					abandoned,
+					notStarted,
+					planned,
+				};
 			}
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index c3b0d796..2d05547b 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -1,3 +1,33 @@
+/* Define theme variables */
+:root {
+	/* Task status colors - light theme */
+	--task-completed-color: #4caf50;
+	--task-in-progress-color: #f9d923;
+	--task-abandoned-color: #eb5353;
+	--task-planned-color: #9c27b0; /* Added planned task color */
+
+	/* Progress bar gradient colors - light theme */
+	--progress-0-color: #ae431e;
+	--progress-25-color: #e5890a;
+	--progress-50-color: #b4c6a6;
+	--progress-75-color: #6bcb77;
+	--progress-100-color: #4d96ff;
+}
+
+/* Dark theme color adjustments */
+.theme-dark {
+	--task-completed-color: #4caf50;
+	--task-in-progress-color: #ffc107;
+	--task-abandoned-color: #f44336;
+	--task-planned-color: #ce93d8; /* Added planned task color for dark theme */
+
+	--progress-0-color: #ae431e;
+	--progress-25-color: #e5890a;
+	--progress-50-color: #b4c6a6;
+	--progress-75-color: #6bcb77;
+	--progress-100-color: #4d96ff;
+}
+
 /* Set Default Progress Bar For Plugin */
 .cm-task-progress-bar {
 	display: inline-block;
@@ -14,28 +44,63 @@
 }
 
 .progress-bar-inline {
-	border-radius: 10px;
 	height: 8px;
+	position: relative;
+}
+
+/* Progress bar colors for different percentages of completion */
+.progress-bar-inline-empty {
+	background-color: #f1f1f1;
 }
 
 .progress-bar-inline-0 {
-	background-color: #AE431E;
+	background-color: var(--progress-0-color);
 }
 
 .progress-bar-inline-1 {
-	background-color: #E5890A;
+	background-color: var(--progress-25-color);
 }
 
 .progress-bar-inline-2 {
-	background-color: #B4C6A6;
+	background-color: var(--progress-50-color);
 }
 
 .progress-bar-inline-3 {
-	background-color: #6BCB77;
+	background-color: var(--progress-75-color);
 }
 
-.progress-bar-inline-4 {
-	background-color: #4D96FF;
+.progress-bar-inline-complete {
+	background-color: var(--progress-100-color);
+}
+
+/* Colors for different task statuses */
+.progress-completed {
+	background-color: var(--task-completed-color);
+	z-index: 3;
+}
+
+.progress-in-progress {
+	background-color: var(--task-in-progress-color);
+	z-index: 2;
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 0;
+	height: 100%;
+}
+
+.progress-abandoned {
+	background-color: var(--task-abandoned-color);
+	z-index: 1;
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 0;
+	height: 100%;
+}
+
+.progress-planned {
+	background-color: var(--task-planned-color);
+	z-index: 1;
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 0;
+	height: 100%;
 }
 
 .progress-bar-inline-background {
@@ -46,20 +111,45 @@
 	justify-content: flex-start;
 	align-items: center;
 	width: 85px;
+	position: relative;
+	overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+/* Status indicators in the task number display */
+.cm-task-progress-bar .task-status-indicator {
+	display: inline-block;
+	margin-right: 2px;
+}
+
+.cm-task-progress-bar .completed-indicator {
+	color: var(--task-completed-color);
+}
+
+.cm-task-progress-bar .in-progress-indicator {
+	color: var(--task-in-progress-color);
+}
+
+.cm-task-progress-bar .abandoned-indicator {
+	color: var(--task-abandoned-color);
+}
+
+.cm-task-progress-bar .planned-indicator {
+	color: var(--task-planned-color);
 }
 
 /* Set Default Progress Bar With Number For Plugin */
-
 .cm-task-progress-bar.with-number {
 	display: inline-flex;
 	align-items: center;
 }
 
-.HyperMD-header .cm-task-progress-bar.with-number .progress-bar-inline-background, .HyperMD-header .cm-task-progress-bar.with-number .progress-status {
+.HyperMD-header
+	.cm-task-progress-bar.with-number
+	.progress-bar-inline-background,
+.HyperMD-header .cm-task-progress-bar.with-number .progress-status {
 	margin-bottom: 5px;
 }
 
-
 .cm-task-progress-bar.with-number .progress-bar-inline-background {
 	margin-bottom: -2px;
 	width: 42px;
@@ -69,3 +159,24 @@
 	font-size: 13px;
 	margin-left: 3px;
 }
+
+/* Adaptations for dark theme */
+.theme-dark .progress-completed {
+	background-color: var(--task-completed-color);
+}
+
+.theme-dark .progress-in-progress {
+	background-color: var(--task-in-progress-color);
+}
+
+.theme-dark .progress-abandoned {
+	background-color: var(--task-abandoned-color);
+}
+
+.theme-dark .progress-planned {
+	background-color: var(--task-planned-color);
+}
+
+.task-progress-bar-popover {
+	width: 400px;
+}