Page Loader
by tdevs · Uncategorized
Page Loader is a free Wordpress plugin to show a loader animation while page is being loaded.
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.8K estimated
Momentum
+51%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “loading animation”, “page load” and “preload” 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.
55 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 37.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 800 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 800 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| page loader your tag | #8 | #11 | up 1 |
| loader your tag | #22 | #16 | down 1 |
| loading animation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page load your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preload 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). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “loading animation”, “page load” and “preload” 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 3 Mar 2024 · 973 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.2y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 22 Aug 2024
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 3K.
Install history since 18 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ fabiencmtf2.6y ago
Perfectly minimalist, just what we need
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rafaelbrasileirinho5.0y ago
The plugin helped me a lot, but have something who can be upgraded, like more styles of loader animations and custom loader animations from gif’s and lotties.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mktgwien5.6y ago
big seo problem ! closed my head so bots could not read it €dit:They fixed the problem. I did not try it but belive it :p This topic was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by mktgwien.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jorustyron6.4y ago
I usually don’t write reviews. But this plugin is so useful and easy to use! Thanks a lot 👍
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ willywuua6.5y ago
Takes only 5 minutes to make it work. Loved it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dmathis176.8y ago
Works as expected with 5.3.2, even thought they say it isn’t tested…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ murtaza52537.9y ago
Nice and Smooth Plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clarus Dignus8.6y ago
Simply install and activate. Works as is. The animated loaders are modern and stylish. The option to change the loader icon and background colours allows you to match your website’s colour scheme. The option page is very minimalistic which is very much a positive. Hopefully this plugin will be actively updated. New loader icons or the option to upload an svg would be a bonus.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5
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
4 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 "Page Loader is a free Wordpress plugin to show a loader animation while page is being loaded."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 545 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "loading animation", "preload" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-06 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 3K+ → 2K+ down after 628 days in tier
- 2024-11-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 213 days in tier
- 2024-04-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 45 days in tier
- 2024-03-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 928 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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KineticHub Page Loader – Preloader & Branded Loading Screen 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Safelayout Cute Preloader – CSS3 WordPress Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Preloader Awesome – Page Loading Animation with Spinner & Gif 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags D -
Loading Bar 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Custom Preloader 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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