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

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

At the current install trend, crossing 60+ in roughly 144 days.

Growth timeline

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

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

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first

• 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 A
• 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 80K+ 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 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/image-preloading