Page Loader vs Preloader

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

Page Loader

by tdevs

Health C57

Preloader

by Alobaidi

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Page Loader Preloader

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Page Loader	Preloader
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 57	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	25/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.29★ ✓	4.03★
Reviews	8	41 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	69/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.0y ago	7d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	253	1.6K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Page Loader Preloader

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.