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Speculative Loading

by WordPress Performance Team · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.7.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Speculative Loading has 70,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 482,827 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 26, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Speculative Loading at a glance

Active installs
70,000+
Total downloads
482,827
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Speculative Loading well maintained?

Support threads resolved
1 of 1
recent threads on the WordPress.org support forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 18 reviews on WordPress.org

Speculative Loading reviews and ratings

18 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
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  • Very promising and impressive plugin!

    Although I have not tried the plugin on live sites, my testing on 3-4 dev boxes leaves me impressed. I can see and feel the speed increase I have a couple of heavy sites and can see this plugin fitting right into the flow. Will get on it soon :)

    Terry J

  • Does what it needs to do.

    This works. That's good.

    OllieJones

  • Very fast and functional - Thanks for this.

    We have done a lot of testing on WordPress sites and WooCommerce stores. Everything works beautifully and fast. Thank you very much for this amazing plugin.

    mrimpact

  • Seriously Impressive

    I was using another plugin which does a similar job but Speculative Loading appears to be substantially quicker. Using on about 10 sites and no issues. Thank you

    groggy72

  • Interesting and Impressive

    Amazing results on install. Will continue to check this one out.

    Hudson Atwell

  • Ein absolut sinnvolles Plugin

    Es verkürzt die Ladzeit für einen Benutzer sichtbar, auch wenn im Hintergrund die Seite gleichschnell geladen wird, so fühlt es sich für einen Benutzer extrem schnell an.

    lacoste89

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Details

Enables browsers to speculatively prerender or prefetch pages to achieve near-instant loads based on user interaction.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • javascript
  • performance
  • prefetch
  • prerender
  • speculation rules

More from WordPress Performance Team

Version
1.7.0
Last updated
Aug 26, 2026
First published
Jan 19, 2024
Requires WordPress
6.9
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Speculative Loading FAQ

How many active installs does Speculative Loading have?

WordPress.org reports 70,000+ active installs for Speculative Loading as of September 7, 2026.

Is Speculative Loading still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 26, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Does Speculative Loading have good support?

On the WordPress.org forum, 1 of 1 recent support threads for Speculative Loading are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.

Is Speculative Loading free?

Speculative Loading is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.