LoftLoader is a WordPress app, with a 4.5 average rating from 33 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
LoftLoader is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by loftocean. With a rating of 4.5★ from 33 reviews.
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LoftLoader is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 33 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.5★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by loftocean — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (33) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How LoftLoader works
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Small and powerful. LoftLoader helps you to add a beautiful animated preloader to your website, and have full control of its look, without writing any code.
Features & Options
Enhanced settings panel with WordPress Customizer.
Pure CSS3 animations for better performance. Works in any modern browser.
Use JavaScript to detect if the page is fully loaded.
5 ending animation effects.
7 loading animation effects. 2 of them support custom image.
Unlimited background color. Also can change the opacity.
Unlimited loader color.
Can add different loaders for different pages on one site (New feature since v2.0. Only works for “Pages”.).
Responsive & retina ready.
Option to enable/disable the preloader.
Option to enable preloader on site homepage only.
Close button to quit the loading screen. Users can set when to show the close button (range: 5 to 20 seconds), and customize the close button text.
Ready for translation (.pot file included).
Light weight, fast. Coded with SASS. CSS & JS minified.
Online Documentation To know how to use the plugin, please click the link to check online documentation. It’s the documentation of Pro version. But you can still find Lite version features details in it.
How to contact us If you have any questions or encounter a problem while using LoftLoader, please create a topic in the support forum. If you contact us via email, please indicate that your question corresponds to LoftLoader Lite.
To speed along the support request, please follow the steps below
Update to the latest versions of your WordPress, themes and plugins.
Check online documentation and FAQ first.
Test by following this guide to check if it is a conflict with other plugins or themes.
If you still cannot find a solution, please contact us.
When submit your support request, please follow the guide.
Pro Version LoftLoader Pro is available. Upgrade to pro version and get more stunning features!
Handpick – Turn the preloader on for specific pages or posts.
Hide the preloader for picked post types – products, portfolios, etc.
Option to display the preloader once per visitor session.
Support gradient background color, full background image, and repeating background pattern.
More ending animations.
Loader – 19 types of animations to choose. 6 of them support custom images.
Looping – Animation can be set to loop forever, and some animations can be set to run just once (ends after page has loaded).
Progress – Progress bar, counting percentage, or both. Any color. Position, size & font control.
Message – Enter your custom welcome or loading message to display. Control color, position & font. And supports Random Message feature.
Load Time – Set a minimum load time to prevent the pre-loader from disappearing too fast.
Device Control – Choose to show the loading screen on all devices, or hide on mobile, or show on mobile only.
Option to enable smooth page transition effect. Check the example.
Choose to save customize styles as inline styles in <head> or as an external .css file.
Option to disable page scrolling while loading.
Can add different loaders for different Pages, Posts and custom post types (such as portfolios, products, etc.) on one site.
Users can choose which elements to detect during the loading process (All elements / Images / Videos / Images & Videos).
Purchase once, free lifetime update with new features.
Check some examples created by pro version.
Please note: Although you may find that LoftLoader Lite (the free version) can run on older versions of WordPress (below v4.7), LoftLoader Pro only supports WordPress v4.7 or higher. Because the Pro version has more features than the Lite version, including some new features introduced after WordPress 4.7. We always recommend using the latest versions of WordPress to ensure compatibility with your theme and other plugins.
Keyword rankings
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What is LoftLoader?
LoftLoader is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.5-star rating from 33 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by loftocean.