Best pace plugins for WordPress
The most popular pace plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Pace leads with 80+ active installs, ahead of LoadGo for WP (50+) and Automatic Page Load Progress Bar (50+). All 3 plugins tagged “pace” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 pace plugins
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WP PaceThe most installed pace plugin, with 80+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 8 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
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LoadGo for WP50+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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Automatic Page Load Progress Bar50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
All 3 plugins tagged “pace”
WP Pace
Up in the last 7 days:39#17,908by jamesdbruner12 years ago
Create an automatic page load progress bar. Based on Pace - Automatic page load progress bar. Javascript by Zack Bloom CSS by Adam Schwartz.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 0/day
LoadGo for WP
Down in the last 7 days:18#20,154by Fran Verona8 years ago
Use your logo as a loader for your website/blog using PACE - Automatic page load progress bar and LoadGo Javascript plugin.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Automatic Page Load Progress Bar
Up in the last 7 days:127#20,629by atilbian6 years ago
Embed beautiful loading bar on your wordpress website in just a few clics.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day