WP Smart Preloader vs Safelayout Cute Preloader

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

WP Smart Preloader

by catchsquare

Health C58

Safelayout Cute Preloader

by safelayout

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

WP Smart Preloader Safelayout Cute 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	WP Smart Preloader	Safelayout Cute Preloader
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	5K–6K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	0% ✓
Overall health	C · 58	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	30/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.26★	4.84★ ✓
Reviews	25	83 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	75/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.8y ago	19d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	485	8.7K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Smart Preloader Safelayout Cute 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.