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Advanced Preloader

v1.4.1 · by Sanjay Shankar

A customizable WordPress preloader plugin that enhances user experience with beautiful loading animations while your site content loads.

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About this plugin

The Advanced Preloader plugin adds customizable loading animations to your WordPress site, offering flexibility to match your design and branding needs.

Key Features

  • Built-in CSS Loaders (new):

    • 6 animated loaders: Spinner, Dual Ring, Bouncing Dots, Bars, Pulse and Progress Bar
    • Pick one visually, set its color and size, and optionally add text
    • Pure CSS, no image upload needed, and gentler for visitors who prefer reduced motion

  • Display Rules (new):

    • Show on every page, the homepage only, only on selected pages, or everywhere except selected pages
    • Show on every page load, once per visit, or on the first visit only
    • Optionally hide it for logged-in users
    • Works with page caching plugins

  • Multiple Display Options:

    • Choose between Image, Text, Image + Text, Loader, or Loader + Text
    • Four layout options: Image Over Text, Image Left to Text, Image Right to Text, Image Below Text

  • Customizable Design:

    • Background and text color customization
    • Upload your own preloader image
    • Add custom HTML text with multiple lines
    • Random text line display option

  • Performance Optimization:

    • Lightweight and fast loading
    • CSS animations for smooth performance
    • Customizable animation speed
    • Delay time configuration

  • Responsive Preview:

    • Live preview in admin panel
    • Laptop-style responsive preview window
    • Real-time updates as you customize

  • Advanced Controls:

    • Enable/disable preloader with one click
    • Media uploader integration
    • Color picker for easy color selection

External services

Used only when an admin chooses to. Visitors never trigger them.

  • Newsletter (Brevo): when an admin clicks Subscribe, their email, first name and the plugin name are sent to Brevo. Terms, Privacy
  • Deactivation survey (Google Apps Script): when an admin clicks Send & deactivate, the reason, comment, plugin, WordPress, WooCommerce and PHP versions, admin language and, if the contact box is ticked, their name and email are sent to the author’s Google Sheet. Terms, Privacy

Contributing

We welcome contributions from the WordPress community! If you’d like to contribute to this plugin, please visit our GitHub repository:

Advanced Preloader on GitHub

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch
  3. Make your improvements
  4. Submit a pull request

Please follow WordPress coding standards and include documentation for any new features.

Support

For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please:
* Visit our GitHub repository
* Open an issue on GitHub
* Contact us through our website

Let’s make WordPress better together!

License

This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. This means you’re free to use, modify, and distribute this software as long as you preserve the GPL license terms.

Source code available on GitHub: https://github.com/sanjuacodez/advanced-preloader

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