Preload Featured Images
Healthy: maintained, last release 20 Aug 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Preload Featured Images still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Preload Featured Images, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer WPZOOM since Jun 2021. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Preload Featured Images removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Preload Featured Images safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Preload Featured Images update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.1.0. No one-star spike after it. 5 Jun 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 28 Jun 2021 to 28 Jun 2021, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| WPZOOM | 29 Jun 2021 to 20 Aug 2026, 9 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 20 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.
| 5 star | 3 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 60 |
| 18 May 2026 | 77 |
| 25 May 2026 | 51 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 679 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 276 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 150 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 128 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 116 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 141 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 108 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 81 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 108 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 103 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 91 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 127 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 96 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 96 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 82 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 102 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 79 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 93 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 81 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 155 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 122 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 23 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 23% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | WPZOOM |
| Added | 29 Jun 2021 |
| Last updated | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 1,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | lcp, preload, pagespeed, performance, featured images |
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Questions
Is Preload Featured Images still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Aug 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Preload Featured Images, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer WPZOOM since Jun 2021.
Was Preload Featured Images removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Preload Featured Images safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Preload Featured Images update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.1.0. No one-star spike after it.