Preloader Awesome vs Preloader

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

Preloader Awesome

by themesawesome

Health D50

Preloader

by Alobaidi

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Preloader Awesome 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	Preloader Awesome	Preloader
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 50	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	22/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	67/100	76/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.68★	4.03★ ✓
Reviews	1	41 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.2y ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	255	1.6K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Preloader Awesome 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.