Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience
by Gijo Varghese · Performance
Also makes 5 other plugins · 66.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Preload pages intelligently to boost site speed and enhance user experience by loading pages before users click, ensuring instant page transitions.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “optimization”, “performance” and “speed” for “experience”, “page transitions” and “faster”. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “experience” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page transitions” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “faster” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.9%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 254.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance 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 1 release 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 165 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 79 reviews, smoothed to 4.59★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| flying pages | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| flying | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| user experience | #3 | #4 | down 1 |
| experience | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| preload | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| page transitions | #6 | #3 | 0 |
| prefetch your tag | #7 | #5 | down 2 |
| pages | #8 | #8 | down 1 |
| page experience | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| faster | #9 | #10 | up 1 |
| instant page | #8 | #6 | 0 |
| navigation | #16 | #11 | up 1 |
| slow | #12 | #13 | down 3 |
| get pages | #9 | #10 | down 3 |
| transitions | #23 | #17 | down 2 |
| queue | #16 | #10 | down 1 |
| instant user switch | #10 | #11 | up 1 |
| add pages | #11 | #9 | down 2 |
| navigation page | #13 | #12 | — |
| loading page | #14 | #12 | down 1 |
| optimization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
98 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 74 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “optimization”, “performance” and “speed” for “experience”, “page transitions” and “faster”. “optimization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “experience” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page transitions” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “faster” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 13.7K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.4.7 · 20 May 2026
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Cosmin T.1.4y ago
Sorry, but the home page is not purged when articles are being published and I have proven that to your “support” which obviously blames Cloudflare Enterprise and 300$ monthly hosting companies.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ delrod2.9y ago
Grateful to the developers behind this plugin. It is so clean and lightweight!! and works just as described!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aslam73.1y ago
Flyingpress failing on server connectivity, had really worst experience on SEO.Everytime i use flyingpress am having issue with server connectivity, i have checked with my hosting server also, not even single issue. When i disable flyingpress the issue gone.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ scottlovig3.3y ago
We installed FlyingPress due to it’s excellent caching features and quickly found that we were seeing better performance scores than what we could squeeze out of wp-rocket. The few little issues we did run into during setup was quickly addressed by FlyingPress support. This is what a 5 star WordPress plugin looks like 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ms1003.5y ago
Although I can not find information why some of the “Ignore keywords” are prefilled (like .webp and the other images), I do really like the Flying Pages plugin! Like the review titles says, Flying Pages letteraly created a smile on my face. Thank you for sharing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ edwardsmithjr3.6y ago
The latest version of FP is starting to break my site often now. Before, it was a blank white screen; now it’s saying ‘featured not enabled.’ The support is unapologetic This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by edwardsmithjr. Reason: wrong rating
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frontweb20214.1y ago
Thanks for this great plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dbbuda4.2y ago
my website was immediately faster after installing this plugin, love it!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.4.7 Fixed PHP warnings 2.4.7
- — Version 2.4.6 Updated FAQ 2.4.6
- — Version 2.4.5 Fix: Missing Compatibility error 2.4.5
- — Version 2.4.4 Updated shortcuts link 2.4.4
- — Version 2.4.3 Updated “Optimize More” tab 2.4.3
- — Version 2.4.2 [UPDATE] Added ‘/checkout’ and ‘.webp” to ignore keywords [UPDATE] Minor update in JS file [FIX] Cross-Site Scripting in admin settings form 2.4.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 16 languages, 15 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Preload pages intelligently to boost site speed and enhance user experience by loading pages before users c..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,751 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Fast", "optimization", "performance" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-02-28 10K+ → 20K+ up after 255 days in tier
- 2020-06-18 7K+ → 10K+ up after 113 days in tier
- 2020-02-26 5K+ → 7K+ up after 47 days in tier
- 2020-01-10 1K+ → 5K+ up
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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Quicklink for WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 5 shared tags C -
ezCache 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Hosting Benchmark tool 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
DietPress 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Speed Kit 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
GoCache 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A
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