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Speculative Loading · Version history

Speculative Loading changelog and version history

Latest version
1.7.0
Aug 26, 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases
12
since 2024
In the last year
2
about one every 99 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20248 releases
  • 20252 releases
  • 20262 releases

20262 releases

  1. Speculative Loading 1.7.0Latest

    • Enhancements
    • Add declare( strict_types = 1 ) to all PHP files. (2424)
    • Bump minimum required WordPress version to 6.9. (2517)
    • Bump minimum required PHP version from 7.2 to 7.4. (2469)
    • Improve code quality with native property types and stricter static analysis. (1729)
    • Harden the JSON encoding of the inline speculation rules script and add a sourceURL to the authentication admin notice script. (2169)

  2. Speculative Loading 1.6.0

    • Enhancements
    • Add Speculative Loading opt-in for authenticated requests. (2097)
    • Add warning notice to Speculative Loading setting for authenticated users when persistent object cache is not present. (2144)
    • Update Speculative Loading readme description to note purpose after core merge. (2120)

20252 releases

  1. Speculative Loading 1.5.0

    • Enhancements
    • Add support for Speculative Loading WP Core API, loading the plugin’s own API implementation conditionally. (1883)

  2. Speculative Loading 1.4.0

    • Enhancements
    • Implement speculative loading considerations for safer behavior. (1784)

20248 releases

  1. Speculative Loading 1.3.1

    • Bug Fixes
    • Check if rel contains nofollow instead of being just nofollow when excluding speculative loading. (1232)

  2. Speculative Loading 1.3.0

    • Enhancements
    • Prevent speculatively loading links to the uploads, content, plugins, template, or stylesheet directories. (1167)
    • Facilitate embedding Speculative Loading in other plugins/themes. (1159)
    • Improve overall code quality with stricter static analysis checks. (775)
    • Bump minimum PHP requirement to 7.2. (1130)

  3. Speculative Loading 1.2.2

    • Bug Fixes
    • Fix composition of href exclude paths to account for JSON encoding and differing site/home URLs. (1164)
    • Documentation
    • Update readme with browser support and FAQ section about analytics and personalization. (1155)

  4. Speculative Loading 1.2.1

    • Enhancements
    • Add settings link to Speculative Loading plugin action links. (1145)
    • Bump minimum PHP version to 7.2. (1130)
    • Bug Fixes
    • Exclude _wpnonce URLs in speculation rules. (1143)
    • Exclude rel=nofollow links from prefetch/prerender. (1142)

  5. Speculative Loading 1.2.0

    • Add missing uninstall.php to remove plugin’s database option. (1128)

  6. Speculative Loading 1.1.0

    • Allow excluding URL patterns from prerendering or prefetching specifically. (1025)
    • Rename plugin to “Speculative Loading”. (1101)
    • Add Speculative Loading generator tag. (1102)
    • Bump minimum required WP version to 6.4. (1062)
    • Update tested WordPress version to 6.5. (1027)

  7. Speculative Loading 1.0.1

    • Escape path prefix and restrict it to be a pathname in Speculation Rules. (951)
    • Force HTML5 script theme support when printing JSON script. (952)
    • Add icon and banner assets for plugin directory. (987)

  8. Speculative Loading 1.0.0

    • Initial release of the Speculative Loading plugin as a standalone plugin. (733)

Questions about Speculative Loading’s releases

What is the latest version of Speculative Loading?

1.7.0, released on Aug 26, 2026 (2 months ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is Speculative Loading updated?

2 releases in the last year, about one every 99 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from January 2024.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in Speculative Loading’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.