Preload Featured Image
by Umut · Uncategorized
Preload Featured Image automatically in posts to increase the PageSpeed Score.
54 health vs 56 average across 10,297 Uncategorized plugins
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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 620 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2023-12-08 · 952 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 166
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “40+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-12-07 · 950 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-09 50+ → 40+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-06-05 40+ → 50+ up after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-31 50+ → 40+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-28 40+ → 50+ up after 74 days in band
- 2026-03-15 50+ → 40+ down after 13 days in band
- 2026-03-02 40+ → 50+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-02-28 50+ → 40+ down after 7 days in band
- 2026-02-21 40+ → 50+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Preload Images 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Preload Featured Images 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
W3 Total Cache 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/preload-featured-image" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Preload Featured Image — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Preload Featured Image: 40+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/preload-featured-image