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Best loading plugins for WordPress

The most popular loading plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Preloader leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Native Lazyload (5K+) and Flat Preloader (3K+). All 39 plugins tagged “loading” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 loading plugins

  1. 1.
    Preloader

    The most installed loading plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 41 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Native Lazyload

    5K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 31 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  3. 3.
    Flat Preloader

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 18 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  4. 4.
    Preloader Awesome

    1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  5. 5.
    WP Page Loading

    700+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    KCSG Kartra Pages

    400+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  7. 7.
    Loading Bar

    200+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.

  8. 8.
    ZD Pre Loader

    100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  9. 9.
    WP PleaseWait

    100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

  10. 10.
    Custom Preloader

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

All 39 plugins tagged “loading”