Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load
About 0.5 seconds faster page load of the site, even after you've taken the various means for faster site, without making any changes.
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Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Low rating so far — 3.3/5 from only 4 reviews
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.0 (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 Preload & Pjax Faster Page… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ajax | >100 |
| Fast | >100 |
| page | >100 |
| pjax | #10 |
| preload | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 from 4 reviews
About Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load
From the official readme · v0.4.3Description
About 0.5 seconds faster page load of the site, even after you’ve taken the various means for faster site, without making any changes.
Google and Amazon have shown, there is a huge value to 0.1 seconds to shorten further after you have improved to about 1 second load time of the page. pjax and preload provides about 0.5 seconds of this value.
You can see if was how fast this plugin from the output of the console.
[-310, 1, 361, 379, 403, 424, 450, 486, 487, 491] ["preload(-310)", "continue(1)", "load(361)", "parse(379)", "head(403)", "content(424)", "css(450)", "script(486)", "renderd(487)", "defer(491)"]
If you have problems reading such as JavaScript and CSS, it is necessary to set the pjax of built-in load.reload and load.ignore parameter.
This plug-in is like a trial version. If you want to optimize and customize in more detail, it is recommended that you set directly jQuery plug-ins built without the use of this plug-in.
pjax: http://falsandtru.github.io/jquery.pjax.js/
preload: https://github.com/falsandtru/jquery.preload.js
require: jQuery1.6+
Installation
- Install and activate, only this
Changelog
0.4.3
Update pjax and preload
- pjax: v2.33.0
- preload: v0.8.1
0.4.2
Update pjax
- pjax: v2.28.0
0.4.1
Fix setting
0.4.0
Rebuild
0.3.9
Update pjax and preload
- pjax: v2.27.0
- preload: v0.8.0
0.3.8
Update pjax
- pjax: v2.26.0
For developers
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FAQ
Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 18, 2026
Is Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load free?
Yes. Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load safe to use in 2026?
Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 3.3/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 25/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load?
Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,035 times since it launched in June 2014. It was downloaded 37 times in the last 30 days.
Does Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load work with WordPress 7.1?
Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load is officially tested up to WordPress 4.0.0, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load last updated?
The latest version, 0.4.3, was released on December 13, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load?
Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load is developed and maintained by falsandtru.
What are the best alternatives to Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load?
The most popular alternatives to Preload & Pjax Faster Page Load are zipaddr-jp (50K+ installs), SearchWP Live Ajax Search (50K+ installs) and WP-Polls (40K+ installs).
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