BH Custom CSS3 Preloader – Just play and play
by ThemesVila · Uncategorized
Also makes 13 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
It will be enable Preloader on your web site. It includes 8 CSS3 preloader styles, image preloaders etc
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈790 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 57/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 39.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 16 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.07★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| nice preloader your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| css3 | #2 | #10 | 0 |
| custom preloader your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| css3 preloader your tag | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| preloader your tag | #3 | #9 | up 1 |
| preloader plugin your tag | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| play | #6 | #19 | down 1 |
| site preloader | #4 | #15 | down 1 |
| wordpress preloader | #4 | #14 | 0 |
| image preloader | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| website preloader | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| free preloader | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| css3 styles | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| css3 animation | #6 | #17 | down 1 |
| easy preloader | #4 | #13 | 0 |
| wp preloader | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| css3 animations | #8 | #19 | 0 |
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “site preloader”, “wordpress preloader” and “css3 animation” (#4, #4 and #6 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
16d ago
latest release · v2.9 · 16 Oct 2026
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 27 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 24 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ berndgoelden12mo ago
The free plugin worked so well that I bought the Pro plugin.Unfortunately, after activating it, the site broke down. Error 500. After trying to install the Pro plugin together with the free plugin, then without the free plugin, and even on a test site where the Pro plugin was installed for the first time, I had to restore a backup every single time and wasted about 3 hours of my life.The support responded quickly, but wanted admin access to my site and when I didn’t grant it, they refused a refund and weren’t very friendly either.I won’t open a PayPal dispute for that small amount of money, but I definitely cannot recommend buying this plugin. The only question was whether to give 1 or 2 stars, because the free plugin does work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Syed Ekram2.1y ago
Really cool and perfect for all websites This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by Syed Ekram.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webjive9.6y ago
I purchased this plugin, then loaded it in a DIVI site. The free plugin worked but the paid did not. I sent a support request but never heard back.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danniemacl10.3y ago
I purchased the pro version of this plug-in for $5 and it is so worth it! Excellent support – I emailed the author asking how to change a setting (the length of time for the custom image preloader to fade) and he rewrote the option in to the plug-in for me. Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcodimitri111.1y ago
Just perfect, thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ThemesVila11.3y ago
Thanks Everyone to download BH Custom Preloader
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "It will be enable Preloader on your web site. It includes 8 CSS3 preloader styles, image preloaders etc"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,836 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "nice preloader" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-05 800+ → 700+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2026-08-28 900+ → 800+ down after 145 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 521 days in tier
- 2024-10-31 900+ → 1K+ up after 32 days in tier
- 2024-09-29 800+ → 900+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2024-08-20 700+ → 800+ up after 88 days in tier
- 2024-05-24 600+ → 700+ up after 310 days in tier
- 2023-07-19 500+ → 600+ up after 129 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- R Robi Pro Preloader — installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D
-
LoftLoader 70K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B - W WP Simple and Nice Preloader 50+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- J Jeba WP Preloader 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP BlueLevel PlugNPlay Preloader — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
-
Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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