Loading Screen by Imoptimal vs Preloader Awesome

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Loading Screen by Imoptimal

by Ivan Maljukanović

Health D45

Preloader Awesome

by themesawesome

Health D49

Active-install trajectory

Not enough install history yet to chart a trajectory for both plugins. It builds as we snapshot daily.

Metric	Loading Screen by Imoptimal	Preloader Awesome
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	0–0	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	—	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 49 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	21/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100 ✓	67/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★ ✓	3.68★
Reviews	1	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	34/100	62/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.9y ago	2.2y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	65	260 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Loading Screen by Imoptimal Preloader Awesome

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.