WordPress plugin comparison
Scripts To Footer vs Speculative Loading
Scripts To Footer
by Joshua David Nelson
7K+ installs4.7
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 7K+ for Scripts To Footer.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 541 times, Scripts To Footer about 35.
- Speculative Loading is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 4.7 from 37 reviews.
- Scripts To Footer was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Speculative Loading.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Scripts To Footer has been around longer: since 2013, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Scripts To Footer | Speculative Loading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,588 | #615 |
| Active installs | 7K+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.3K | 12.8K |
| Rating | 4.7(37) | 5.0(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.81 | ×1.27 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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