Preloads the page before the visitor clicks on the link.
As of April 2026, Prefetch visible links is a WordPress prefetch plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.3.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Speculative Loading.
After loading the page, the plugin starts to follow the user’s screen. And as soon as a link appears on the screen within your site – the browser executes the request and downloads it. Now that the user clicks on the link, the browser will instantly display a new cache page. Thus, User Experience will indicate that your site is loading instantly.
The plugin uses the built-in browser features to predict user behavior for preloading the tourniquet. See this
The plugin also registers a global feature that you can use to preload any URL:
window.prefetch('https://example.com/custom/page')
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | 5.3.0+ required |
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