WordPress plugin comparison
Speculative Loading vs WP Nanobar.js
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
WP Nanobar.js
by Wouter Postma
10+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 10+ for WP Nanobar.js.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 541 times, WP Nanobar.js about 1.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Speculative Loading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 22, 2017 for WP Nanobar.js.
- Speculative Loading is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for WP Nanobar.js.
- WP Nanobar.js has been around longer: since 2017, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Speculative Loading | WP Nanobar.js |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #615 | #42,226 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13K | 22 |
| Rating | 5.0(18) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.8.34 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.27 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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