Full Page Load
Don’t bother your visitor with unfinished website while loading. Show them nice spinner before the actual fully loaded site.
Consider an alternative
Full Page Load shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Full Page Load stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| lazy load | >100 |
| load | >100 |
| loading | >100 |
| spin | >100 |
| spinner | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About Full Page Load
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Don’t bother your visitor with unfinished website while loading. Show them nice spinner before the actual fully loaded site.
Thanks the Slovak WordPress community and webikon.sk for the support. You can find free support for WordPress related stuff on Techforum.sk.
Installation
- Upload the entire
full-page-loadfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
For developers
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FAQ
Full Page Load: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Full Page Load free?
Yes. Full Page Load is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Full Page Load safe to use in 2026?
Full Page Load shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 31/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Full Page Load?
Full Page Load is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,616 times since it launched in April 2013. It was downloaded 69 times in the last 30 days.
Does Full Page Load work with WordPress 7.1?
Full Page Load is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Full Page Load last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on April 8, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Full Page Load?
Full Page Load is developed and maintained by JohnnyPea.
What are the best alternatives to Full Page Load?
The most popular alternatives to Full Page Load are EWWW Image Optimizer (1M+ installs), Embed Plus for YouTube Gall… (100K+ installs) and LazyLoad Plugin (100K+ installs).
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