WordPress plugin comparison
Loading Page with Loading Screen vs WP PleaseWait
At a glance
- Loading Page with Loading Screen has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for WP PleaseWait.
- On a typical day, Loading Page with Loading Screen is downloaded about 54 times, WP PleaseWait about 3.
- WP PleaseWait is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.6 from 124 reviews.
- Loading Page with Loading Screen was updated more recently: Aug 14, 2026, against Nov 10, 2020 for WP PleaseWait.
- Loading Page with Loading Screen is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.5.24 for WP PleaseWait.
- Loading Page with Loading Screen has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for WP PleaseWait.
Line by line
Loading Page with Loading Screen leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Loading Page with Loading Screen |  WP PleaseWait |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,869 | #14,889 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.5K | 50 |
| Rating | 4.6(124) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.5.24 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.84 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 6 years ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.4.33 |
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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