Beskriuwing
WP Preloader displays a beautiful loading screen while your website loads — and removes it smoothly once the page is ready.
Version 2.1 adds major new features including logo display, loading text, gradient backgrounds, progress bar, 5 new spinner styles, exit animations, and once-per-session control.
✨ What’s New in v2.1
- Custom Logo — display your site logo above the spinner
- Loading Text — show custom text below the spinner (e.g. “Loading…”)
- Gradient Background — two-color gradient instead of solid color
- Progress Bar — animated progress bar along top or bottom of screen
- 5 New Spinners — Bounce, Spiral, Flip Card, Clock, Heartbeat
- Exit Animations — Fade (default), Slide Up, Zoom Out
- Show Once Per Session — preloader shows only once per browser session
- Tabbed admin settings — General, Design, Logo & Text, Progress Bar, Timing
🎨 All 10 Spinner Styles
- Circle (Rotating Arc)
- Ring (Dual Ring)
- Dots (Bouncing)
- Bars (Wave)
- Pulse (Ripple)
- Bounce Ball — New in v2.1
- Spiral (Double) — New in v2.1
- Flip Card — New in v2.1
- Clock — New in v2.1
- Heartbeat — New in v2.1
⚙️ All Settings
- Enable / disable sitewide
- Disable for logged-in users
- Disable on mobile
- Show once per session
- Exclude specific pages
- Background: solid color or gradient (2 colors + direction)
- Background opacity
- Spinner type (10 styles) and color
- Custom image / GIF upload
- Logo upload with width control
- Loading text with color and size
- Progress bar with color, height, position
- Exit animation (fade, slide up, zoom out)
- Minimum display time
- Exit animation duration
- Live preview in admin panel
Skermôfbyldings
Admin Settings — General tab 
Admin Settings — Design tab with spinner options 
Admin Settings — Logo & Text tab 
Admin Settings — Progress Bar tab 
Frontend — Circle spinner on dark background
Ynstallaasje
- Upload the plugin or install via Plugins Add New.
- Activate the plugin.
- Go to Settings WP Preloader to configure.
- No theme file editing required — auto-injects automatically.
FAQ
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Do I need to edit my theme files?
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No. WP Preloader auto-injects using WordPress hooks. No shortcode or header.php editing needed.
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What is “Show Once Per Session”?
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When enabled, the preloader only shows once per browser session. After the visitor has seen it once, it won’t appear again until they close and reopen their browser.
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Can I use my own logo on the preloader?
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Yes. Go to Logo & Text tab, enable Show Logo, and upload your logo image.
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Can I still use a GIF?
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Yes. Upload your GIF under Design Custom Image. It replaces the CSS spinner.
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The legacy shortcode [new_loader] still works?
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Yes, for backward compatibility. But it’s no longer required.
Resinsjes
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2.1.0
- Added custom logo display above spinner
- Added loading text with color and size control
- Added gradient background option (2 colors + direction)
- Added animated progress bar (color, height, top/bottom position)
- Added 5 new spinner styles: Bounce, Spiral, Flip Card, Clock, Heartbeat
- Added 3 exit animations: Fade, Slide Up, Zoom Out
- Added “Show Once Per Session” option
- Reorganized admin into 5 tabs: General, Design, Logo & Text, Progress Bar, Timing
- Updated tested up to WordPress 6.9
2.0.0
- Complete rewrite for WordPress 6.x and PHP 8.x
- Added auto-injection via wp_body_open / wp_footer
- Added 5 CSS spinners, live preview, color pickers
- Added disable for logged-in users, mobile, excluded pages
1.0
- First Release