WP Page Loading
by NTC · Uncategorized
10+ layouts - Simple, light and great! Add preloader to your website easily, responsive and retina, full customization, compatible with all major brow …
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈780 estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “loader” and “preloader” for “page preloader” and “sass”. “loader” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page preloader” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “preloader” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sass” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
67 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 16.8K 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 523 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 523 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 25d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 25d
+0.2
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 loading your tag | #11 | #22 | up 1 |
| retina preloader | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| loading your tag | #20 | #24 | down 3 |
| page preloader | #20 | #23 | down 2 |
| loading screen | #22 | #23 | down 6 |
| sass | #21 | #20 | down 5 |
| loading page | #24 | #24 | down 2 |
| loader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| preloader your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp loading your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 3 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
- Swap “loader” and “preloader” for “page preloader” and “sass”. “loader” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page preloader” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “preloader” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sass” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “page loading”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 921 · 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
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 26 May 2025
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 29 Sep 2021
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "10+ layouts - Simple, light and great! Add preloader to your website easily, responsive and retina, full cu..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("No changes on activation/deactivation").
- ! 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 770 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wp loading" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-06 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-05 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-04 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-03 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-02 800+ → 700+ down after 165 days in tier
- 2026-02-18 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-17 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-15 900+ → 800+ down after 1 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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Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Preloader Awesome – Page Loading Animation with Spinner & Gif 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
Custom Preloader 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
Ipp Simple Loading 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Stylish Preloader 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Smart Preload DL — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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