Preload Featured Images vs Quicklink for WordPress (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quicklink for WordPress
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Preload Featured Images has a higher user rating (5/5 from 3 reviews) and leads in active installations (2.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Preload Featured Images has accumulated 18K+ total downloads while Quicklink for WordPress has 43K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Preload Featured Images | Quicklink for WordPress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| Total Reviews | 3 | ► | 11 |
| Active Installs | 2.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 18K+ | ► | 43K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ► | 12 months ago |
| First Released | 2021 | 2019 | |
| Age | 5 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 4.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.0.0 | 0.10.4 |
Rating Breakdown
Preload Featured Images
Quicklink for WordPress
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Preload Featured Images averaged approximately 6 daily downloads while Quicklink for WordPress averaged 7.
Recent Reviews
Preload Featured Images Reviews
works perfectly on post blog
works with no problem on post blog. thank you dev team. hope to see this gona works with pages This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Sepi.
Great, wish it worked for pages too
This is fantastic and works perfectly! It would be nice if it preloaded the featured image on pages too.
Hidden Gem!
Thanks for making this one!
Quicklink for WordPress Reviews
İşe Yarıyor :)
İşe Yarıyor 🙂
where i can see the performance?
where i can see the performance?…i even don’t see the performance for the link.It is there have any experience userinterface for that? This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by F.
Works great with v5.3.2
Very pleased with the performance of Quicklink for WP. It works as advertised on WP 5.3.2. 5 stars.
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