WordPress plugin comparison

Load Combined Core Block Assets vs Speculative Loading

Load Combined Core Block Assets

by Weston Ruter

1K+ installs5.0

Speculative Loading

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 1K+ for Load Combined Core Block Assets.
On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 520 times, Load Combined Core Block Assets about 19.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Load Combined Core Block Assets was updated more recently: Sep 18, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Speculative Loading.
Speculative Loading resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Load Combined Core Block Assets.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Speculative Loading has been around longer: since 2024, against 2025 for Load Combined Core Block Assets.

Speculative Loading leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Load Combined Core Block Assets	Speculative Loading
Popular rank	#5,711	#615
Active installs	1K+	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	477	13.2K
Rating	5.0(6)	5.0(18)
Support threads resolved	0%	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.63	×1.27
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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