WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Preloader vs Advanced Custom Stock Status

Custom Preloader

by NikosTsolakos

80+ installs3.7

Advanced Custom Stock Status

by Softound Solutions

8K+ installs4.2

At a glance

Advanced Custom Stock Status has more active installs: 8K+, against 80+ for Custom Preloader.
On a typical day, Advanced Custom Stock Status is downloaded about 40 times, Custom Preloader about 4.
Advanced Custom Stock Status is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 37 reviews, against 3.7 from 7 reviews.
Advanced Custom Stock Status was updated more recently: May 19, 2026, against Feb 8, 2018 for Custom Preloader.
Advanced Custom Stock Status is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.7.11, against 4.9.35 for Custom Preloader.
Custom Preloader has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Advanced Custom Stock Status.

Advanced Custom Stock Status leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Preloader	Advanced Custom Stock Status
Popular rank	#17,420	#2,368
Active installs	80+	8K+
Downloads, last 30 days	73	1.2K
Rating	3.7(7)	4.2(37)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.9.35	6.7.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.53
Last release	8 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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