Image Preloading

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 35% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 398 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ Jessica Hannah

   8.1y ago

   extremely easy to config.

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2. ★★★★★ Ravikumar Patel

   8.7y ago

   Syntax issue Please test well. This topic was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by Ravikumar Patel.

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3. ★★★★★ IntegriTivity

   8.9y ago

   This plugin worked great for me, I just needed to preload ONE background image that I’m using in the header. It definitely loads the image faster than before and was extremely simple to use.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-13 40+ → 50+ up after 21 days in tier
2. 2026-02-20 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-02-19 40+ → 50+ up after 49 days in tier
4. 2026-01-01 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in tier
5. 2025-12-25 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-12-23 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in tier
7. 2025-12-20 40+ → 50+ up after 11 days in tier
8. 2025-12-09 50+ → 40+ down after 1 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).

• Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Performance Score Booster – Optimize Speed, Enable Cache & Page Preload 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A
• Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Speculative Loading 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Image Preloading: 50+ active installs, 3.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/image-preloading