WordPress plugin comparison

Ultimate WordPress Preloader vs Preload Featured Images

Ultimate WordPress Preloader

by MagniumThemes

40+ installs2.9

Preload Featured Images

by WPZOOM

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Preload Featured Images has more active installs: 1K+, against 40+ for Ultimate WordPress Preloader.
On a typical day, Preload Featured Images is downloaded about 18 times, Ultimate WordPress Preloader about 3.
Preload Featured Images is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 2.9 from 8 reviews.
Preload Featured Images was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Apr 24, 2019 for Ultimate WordPress Preloader.
Preload Featured Images is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.1.28 for Ultimate WordPress Preloader.
Ultimate WordPress Preloader has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Preload Featured Images.

Preload Featured Images leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Ultimate WordPress Preloader	Preload Featured Images
Popular rank	#22,606	#5,213
Active installs	40+	1K+
Downloads, last 30 days	51	491
Rating	2.9(8)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.1.28	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.63
Last release	7 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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