PageLoader Lite – Loading Screen
by BonfireThemes · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a simple to use, lightweight loading screen to your WordPress site. Great for branding!
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈760 estimated
Momentum
+6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “icon loader”, “loader” and “loading screen” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 16.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1550 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1550 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pageloader | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| icon loader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| loader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| loading screen your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preloader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spinner your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “icon loader”, “loader” and “loading screen” 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.
- Already on top for “pageloader”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 213 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rupert283.6y ago
Great plugin, really adds to the professionalism and fanciness of sites, without weighing them down too much, thanks:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dvamvourellis4.1y ago
i really like this plugin, it just brakes my website when activated. More specifically, on mobile, it changes the color of the header as well as a the color of some fonts. I hope this gets fixed so i can use it once again
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Berdini6.5y ago
Even the Free Version is ESPECTACULAR !!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aarongiebel7.1y ago
An amazing plugin that fits beautifully into my website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NIWO7.4y ago
Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. Fatal error: Cannot redeclare add_action_links() (previously declared in C:\xampp\htdocs\wp_dazoon_fsa\wp-content\plugins\green-life-custom-scrollbar\gl-scrollbar.php:71) in C:\xampp\htdocs\wp_dazoon_fsa\wp-content\plugins\pageloader-lite\pageloader-lite.php on line 308 This topic was modified 7 years, 1 month ago by NIWO.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a simple to use, lightweight loading screen to your WordPress site. Great for branding!"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,311 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("icon loader", "preloader", "spinner" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-02 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-01 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 800+ → 700+ down after 149 days in tier
- 2025-12-30 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-29 800+ → 900+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 900+ → 800+ down after 532 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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Safelayout Cute Preloader – CSS3 WordPress Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Preloader Awesome – Page Loading Animation with Spinner & Gif 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP Preloader 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
uLoader – A Simple Preloader 60+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
KineticHub Page Loader – Preloader & Branded Loading Screen 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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