WordPress plugin comparison
Disqus Conditional Load vs Speculative Loading
Disqus Conditional Load
by Joel James
3K+ installs4.5
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 3K+ for Disqus Conditional Load.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 541 times, Disqus Conditional Load about 32.
- Speculative Loading is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.5 from 64 reviews.
- Disqus Conditional Load was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Speculative Loading.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Disqus Conditional Load has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Disqus Conditional Load | Speculative Loading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,963 | #615 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 788 | 13K |
| Rating | 4.5(64) | 5.0(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.71 | ×1.27 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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