Best page loader plugins for WordPress
The most popular page loader plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Page Loader leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of Preloader Awesome (1K+) and DWL Preloader (300+). All 25 plugins tagged “page loader” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 page loader plugins
- 1.
Page LoaderThe most installed page loader plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 8 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 2.
Preloader Awesome1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.
- 3.
DWL Preloader300+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
WP Preloader100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 5.
AboveWP Page Loader100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 6.
WP Simple and Nice Preloader50+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.
- 7.
PmZez Ajax Page Loader40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 8.
KineticHub Page Loader40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
Waito Animated Preloader and Loading Screen30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 days ago.
- 10.
PageFluent20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
All 25 plugins tagged “page loader”
Page Loader
Down in the last 7 days:9#4,345by tdevs2 years ago
Page Loader is a free Wordpress plugin to show a loader animation while page is being loaded.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Preloader Awesome
Down in the last 7 days:15#6,196by themesawesome2 years ago
Preloader Awesome help You to create page loading animation WordPress with spinner or You can upload Your own GIF.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
DWL Preloader
Up in the last 7 days:22#11,037by Gazi Mohammad Yeasin7 months ago
A beautiful animated preloader plugin for WordPress. Choose from 10 stunning SVG preloader styles with a live preview admin panel.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WP Preloader
Up in the last 7 days:134#13,150by forgeo.dev5 months ago
A simple, responsive and customizable WordPress preloader with CSS spinners, logo, progress bar, gradient backgrounds, exit animations and more.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
AboveWP Page Loader
Up in the last 7 days:61#13,652by AboveWP2 months ago
A sleek and elegant page loader for WordPress websites by AboveWP.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 7/day
WP Simple and Nice Preloader
Up in the last 7 days:254#20,145by ShawonPro12 years ago
This plugin is developed to add nice preloaders on your wordpress site.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PmZez Ajax Page Loader
Down in the last 7 days:121#21,822by sagormax12 years ago
This plugin will Slim progress bars for Ajax'y applications. Inspired by Google, YouTube, and Medium.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
KineticHub Page Loader
Up in the last 7 days:309#22,287by kinetichub16 days ago
WordPress preloader and page loader: branded loading screens with your logo, loading animations, progress styles, transitions, and live preview.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Waito Animated Preloader and Loading Screen
Up in the last 7 days:856#23,757by Plugsbe6 days ago
Animated preloader and loading screen for WordPress. 41 free loader templates, progress bar, logo loader and live previews. No code, no jQuery.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day
PageFluent
Up in the last 7 days:375#25,539by WPJutsu3 months ago
Make your WordPress site feel premium — smooth page transitions and loaders, zero coding required.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
W Auto Page Pre Loader
Down in the last 7 days:22#26,653by Adnan Hyder Pervez5 months ago
W Auto Page Pre Loader adds a smooth loading screen before your website content appears. It improves perceived speed, enhances user experience, and le …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Uplink7 Skeleton Loader
Down in the last 7 days:136#28,997by Uplink75 months ago
Professional shimmer skeleton screens for your WordPress site. Improve perceived performance and keep users engaged while your content loads.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
All-in-One WP Preloader
Down in the last 7 days:577#46,659by Monzur Alam21 days ago
Add a beautiful loading screen to your site. Pick from 7 animated designs, set your logo and color, and see it live before you save.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gou PreLoader
Up in the last 7 days:12,336#51,813by Aslam Khan Gouran10 months ago
Extension for WordPress to manage PreLoader on your website. Lightweight plugin and easy to customize and user friendly.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lazy Loading and Navigation
#52,174by tayyebi1 year ago
AJAX Page Loader allows you to navigate smoothly between pages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
myEasy-Preloader
#55,010by Temitope Somuwa6 days ago
A lightweight full-screen preloader that shows your own logo and text while your pages load.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 30/day
AeroSpin CSS Loading Spinners
#63,811by WPClearPath6 days ago
Displays customizable loading spinners and overlays on the frontend during page transitions and form submissions. Built by WPClearPath.com.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 26/day
Smart Preload DL
#70,704by devlemon2 months ago
Lightweight and customizable preloader with advanced display rules for WordPress.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Loadify-Preloader
Up in the last 7 days:341#71,103by Ahsan Riad1 year ago
✨ Add a customizable preloader to your WordPress site, enhancing user experience with a loading screen while content is loading.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
PNS Page Loader
#71,993by Partho Samadder1 month ago
A premium, high-performance, full-screen page loader animation plugin for WordPress frontend with customizable presets and styling controls.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Full screen preloader
#72,331by Vidya L7 years ago
A powerful plugin to show full screen preloader with 8 different predefined spinner style and background color option.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shihabiiuc Preloader
Down in the last 7 days:1,638#72,506by Shihab Ul Hoque1 month ago
A lightweight preloader screen for any WordPress website. Just install and activate. No settings required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BlogCutter AI Thinking Screen
#72,582by Blog Cutter AI3 months ago
Beautiful full-screen AI Thinking loading animation for a modern page-load experience.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day