LoftLoader
by loftocean · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 70K+ installs across the portfolio →
An easy to use plugin to add an animated preloader to your website with fully customisations.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
70K+
≈75K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 85/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.1%
of downloads still active
At least 70K of 862.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 2 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 166 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 33 reviews, smoothed to 4.26★
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| customizable loader your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| easy lite preloader | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| css3 preloader your tag | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| pre loader | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| page preloader your tag | #4 | #6 | up 1 |
| preloader your tag | #6 | #4 | up 1 |
| css3 animation | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| animated pre loader | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| sass | #6 | #6 | down 1 |
| css3 animations | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| site preloader | #8 | #5 | 0 |
| loader | #8 | #5 | down 1 |
| css3 | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| preloader plugin | #8 | #5 | up 1 |
| wordpress preloader | #9 | #4 | down 1 |
| wp preloader | #13 | #11 | 0 |
| easy preloader | #8 | #8 | 0 |
| loading animation | #15 | #19 | down 2 |
| custom preloader | #8 | #6 | down 1 |
| loading screen | #15 | #17 | down 3 |
| animated preloader. your tag | Not checked yet | ||
71 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 41 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. “css3 animation”, “css3 animations” and “sass” (#4, #6 and #6 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 36.3K · 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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v2.5.3 · 18 May 2026
34
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 77% 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 “70K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Nov 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.5.3 Fixed: Minor compatibility error in PHP 8.4 and later 2.5.3
- — Version 2.5.2 Improved: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 2.5.2
- — Version 2.5.1 Fixed: Undefined property issue on file class-loftloader-front.php 2.5.1
- — Version 2.5.0 Improved: Settings panel style refined Improved: Compatibility with WordPress 6.6 2.5.0
- — Version 2.4.0 New: New ending animation – “No Animation” Fixed: Compatibility with third party plugin “Disable Blog” Improved: Compatibility with WordPress 6.1 2.4.0
- — Version 2.3.8 New: Option to remove plugin data after deactivating the plugin Improved: Compatibility with WordPress 5.9 2.3.8
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 131 languages, 3 at 90% or more
Plus 107 more locales with partial translations.
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "An easy to use plugin to add an animated preloader to your website with fully customisations."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("No changes on activation/deactivation").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,878 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("animated preloader.", "CSS3 preloader", "customizable loader", "page preloader" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-28 80K+ → 70K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 70K+ → 80K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 80K+ → 70K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-20 70K+ → 80K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 80K+ → 70K+ down after 173 days in tier
- 2025-07-29 70K+ → 80K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-28 80K+ → 70K+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2025-05-21 70K+ → 80K+ up after 869 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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BH Custom CSS3 Preloader – Just play and play 700+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
DWL Preloader 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - U Ultimate Preloader 50+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Gou PreLoader — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - S Sweet Sharmin Preloader — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
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