Best page preloader plugins for WordPress
The most popular page preloader plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LoftLoader leads with 70K+ active installs, ahead of Ultimate Preloader (50+) and Gou PreLoader (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “page preloader” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 page preloader plugins
- 1.
LoftLoaderThe most installed page preloader plugin, with 70K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 33 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 2.
Ultimate Preloader50+ active installs. Rated 3.5 from 6 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2.
- 3.
Gou PreLoaderFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 3 plugins tagged “page preloader”
LoftLoader
Down in the last 7 days:3#604by loftocean5 months ago
An easy to use plugin to add an animated preloader to your website with fully customisations.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.5(33)
- Downloads
- 193/day
Ultimate Preloader
#20,102by enid.colic13 years ago
Ultimate Preloader will create a preloading screen for your website before all your images (including the images in CSS) are fully loaded.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 3.5(6)
- 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