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Preloader

by Alobaidi · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: homepage domain changed from wp-plugins.in to wp-time.com.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Preloader
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningOWN-4Homepage domain changed from wp-plugins.in to wp-time.com. Review the latest release before updating, and consider disabling auto-updates for this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
Alobaidi5 Jul 2015 to 4 Nov 2026, 110 commits

Homepage domain changed from wp-plugins.in to wp-time.com.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Preloader
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20253
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating stayed at 1.0 between Q3 2024 and Q2 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star30
4 star1
3 star1
2 star1
1 star8
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Preloader
4 May 2026186
11 May 2026369
18 May 2026407
25 May 2026299
1 Jun 2026355
8 Jun 2026389
15 Jun 2026342
22 Jun 2026333
29 Jun 2026326
6 Jul 2026331
13 Jul 2026316
20 Jul 2026393
27 Jul 2026361
3 Aug 2026373
10 Aug 2026327
17 Aug 2026416
24 Aug 2026354
31 Aug 2026310
7 Sep 2026339
14 Sep 2026376
21 Sep 2026426
28 Sep 2026385
5 Oct 2026366
12 Oct 2026333
19 Oct 2026541
26 Oct 2026421
2 Nov 2026110

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 0% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.1
AuthorAlobaidi
Added5 Jul 2015
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsload, loader, loading, preload, preloader

Other plugins by this author: Video Popup - Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4, Extend Link, Archive Page, Fancy Lightbox, Full Background, The Single Background, Loading Bar, Generate Shortcode, Just Contact Form, Fade, The Media Widget, McPopup - Popup Form for Mailchimp

Questions

Is Preloader still maintained?

Preloader was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Preloader safe?

Preloader has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Preloader?

The wordpress.org author is Alobaidi. Recent committers: Alobaidi, plugin-master. Homepage domain changed from wp-plugins.in to wp-time.com.

What can I use instead of Preloader?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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