Ultimate WordPress Preloader
by MagniumThemes · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 690+ installs across the portfolio →
Add CSS3 crossbrowser animated preloader to your site. Live preloader customizer. Work with ANY theme!
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈46 estimated
Momentum
-16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “animated pre loader”, “preload” and “preloader” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
40 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 16.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2748 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.93★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2748 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
40
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| css3 preloader | #15 | #15 | up 1 |
| ultimate preloader | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| animated pre loader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preload your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preloader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| site loader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress loader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “animated pre loader”, “preload” and “preloader” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 157 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ g3n10z8.1y ago
Your plugin create a problem in admin panel. If you install autootimize every time you open ad admin page it will be reload twice!! This is because you load your css and js in every page of admin panel!! I have only your plugin that loads all the stuff in EVERY page of the admin panel. Pls fix! This topic was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by g3n10z. This topic was modified 7 years ago by g3n10z.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rocky Kev8.6y ago
I thought it was a joke when a review said the ‘buy the premium plugin’ prompt took over a lot of space. No – it really does. It takes up 2/3rds of your admin dashboard, AND it does not respect the option to turn it off. Removed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rasmuslarsen9.4y ago
In the free version you get a “window” in every wordpress menu telling you the benefits of buying the full version. Even if you click the “close” button it will show again when you reload the wordpress menu. And in my opinion only 1 preloader is worth using in the free version. I also miss the option to only enable the preloader on the frontpage. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by rasmuslarsen.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ turndriverside9.9y ago
You get no options in the free version. It’s literally worthless.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1317610511.1y ago
We get that you have a ‘pro’ upgrade – I would’ve seriously considered purchasing, however; the nagging, persistent ‘upgrade’, ‘subscribe’ and ‘website hosting’ messages that continually offend my dashboard with clutter – even after I’ve clicked to ‘hide’ / ‘don’t show message again’ – are just awful and showcase the worst kind of marketing imaginable. This, any of your themes and any other plugins of yours won’t ever see a dime from me unfortunately.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Noahj Champion11.2y ago
The pro version is great, but if you absolutely need the free version try this one! It is one of the simplest in execution.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kenigart11.2y ago
Nice work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MagniumThemes11.2y ago
Enjoy our plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add CSS3 crossbrowser animated preloader to your site. Live preloader customizer. Work with ANY theme!"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 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 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,175 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("animated pre-loader", "site loader", "wordpress loader" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-04 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-03 40+ → 50+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 50+ → 40+ down after 254 days in tier
- 2025-09-18 60+ → 50+ down after 179 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 70+ → 60+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2025-03-13 60+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-12 70+ → 60+ down after 159 days in tier
- 2024-10-04 80+ → 70+ down after 167 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).
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Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Safelayout Cute Preloader – CSS3 WordPress Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy Lite Preloader 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Preloader 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Preloader 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Page Loading Animation 20+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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