WordPress plugin comparison
Speculative Loading vs Web Worker Offloading
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
Web Worker Offloading
by WordPress Performance Team
10K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 10K+ for Web Worker Offloading.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 541 times, Web Worker Offloading about 95.
- Speculative Loading is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Both were last updated on Aug 26, 2026.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Speculative Loading | Web Worker Offloading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #615 | #1,641 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13K | 2K |
| Rating | 5.0(18) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.27 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 2 months 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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