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PageLoader is a tremendously customizableWordPress loading screen and progression bar plugin. Add i
Updated at | 01/11/2024 (a year ago) |
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PageLoader is a wildly customizable loading screen and progress bar plugin for WordPress. Add it to your theme as a simple preloader or make use of it as a full-blown branding tool; the incredibly easy to use customization tools allow for both. PageLoader is a fantastically lightweight and unobtrusive preloader that makes an instant impression on your visitors.
Version 4.6 - Added option to automatically close loading screen after specified amount of time. Useful if you use PageLoader as a branding tool for example, and wish to prominently but briefly display your logo on each load.
Version 4.5 - Added a new, layered loader style (please see example #9 on demo site) -- Please find this loader style's settings in the "Layered Background" section in the settings
Version 4.4 - PageLoader now supports smooth page transitions (see updated examples #1 and #2 on the demo site, feature can be enabled in the 'Background' settings section) -- create any start/end animation combination -- optionally disable website content animation for pre-load - Added content overlay color option (allows for color and opacity customization)
Version 4.3 - Added options to customize close function button background colors and corner roundness (view example on demo site)
Quick update (no version change) - Some JS script and translation string updates
Version 4.2 - Added additional slots for loading messages
Version 4.1 - Added animated gradient background color setting (view example on demo site)
Version 4.0 - Replaced all 10 default icons with new ones (instead of simply rotating, each icon now has a unique animation of their own, the speed of which can be customized alongside the icons' colors and size) - Separated loading icon and image settings. When image is used, it no longer overrides the icon. In short, it is now possible to display the loading icon and image simultaneously, individually, or not at all. One can be positioned and fully set up independently from the other. - Separated loading texts and close function settings for greater control and future extendibility of each. - Added full-screen option for progress bar. - Added option to customize progress bar corner roundness. - Re-did progress bar's positioning options for much greater flexibility. - Removed animated dots option (redundant now as new icons include similar designs/animations).
- Added secondary background color option. When used, the background will fade between the colors (animation speed is customizable as well). View example #4 on the demo site to see it in action. - Added option for multiple loading sentences (displayed randomly on page load). - Added blur and opacity load start effects to loading icon/image. Note: blur effect not yet perfectly supported by all browsers (to be considered as future-ready feature). - Added option to slide/fade in loading elements at beginning of load - Added an unstyled widget location - Added option to completely hide loading icon/image - Added 'once-per-session' option. It is now possible to have the loading screen display just once, on the visitor's first page view only. - It is now possible to display the loading image from an off-site URL - Added option to enter custom ALT text for the loading image - Animated loading dots can now be scaled at will - Next to top and bottom of screen placements, progress bar can now also be placed below the loading icon/image - Progress bar's width can now be customized - Progress bar now has a padding option - Added additional color option to progress bar for gradient effect - Added option to set custom image size for custom loading image - Added option to use theme font for loading sentence (+ option to change the font size) - Added option to unload GoogleFont for cases where loading sentence is not used or when a theme font is used instead - Added additional loading screen animation options (slide-out, scaling, speed). See demo site example #3 for one possible outcome. - The loading/progress bar can now optionally be disabled for touch devices - Expanded upon post-load content animation possibilities. You can now: ----- apply custom scaling to content ----- apply custom opacity to content - Added additional content slide-in animation option: it is now possible to target specific elements only (post title and content for example). - Expanded upon content slide-in animation options --- It is now possible to customize slide-in speed, distance as well as direction (from top or bottom) --- Slide-in animation is now much smoother on touch devices --- The slide-in options are now placed in their own section - Added progress bar --- Customize bar thickness --- Customize bar and bar background colors --- Customize placement (top or bottom of screen) --- Optionally disable --- Optionally disable all other elements and display the progress bar only - Expanded upon the close function: --- Set custom timing for close function appearance --- Enter custom text for close function --- Close function text color now customized separately from loading text - Moved all customization settings to the WordPress real-time customizer - Added alternate animation style which scales the loading icon/image upon load completion - Added option to set custom load delay - A background image can now be added to the loading screen (as either a pattern or full-size) - Added option to change background image opacity - Added optional animated dots under loading text (very useful if you are for example showing a static logo as the loading image but would still like to convey progress to the visitor) - Color of animated dots can be changed - Changed loading text font to a more neutral one - Added fade-in/out animation option (useful if you use a logo image as the loading indicator for example) - Added option to replace loading icon with an image - Added option to show loading screen on front page only - Added new feature: a close button will now appear after 7 seconds, allowing users to get past the loading screen if for example a third-party embed takes too long to load - Fixed situation where the loading icon would still get shown when PageLoader was hidden per post/page; both the background and icon are now hidden properly when said option is chosen. - Custom loading text can now be added below the icon - Added option to change background opacity - Icon spin animation can now be disabled - Added option to show PageLoader on mobile devices only (great if you want to add app-like page transitions to your mobile site) - Added option to disable the page slide-in animation - the plugin now comes with a settings page that allows users to: --- pick from a selection of icons --- change the icon size --- change the icon animation direction --- change the icon animation speed - the PageLoader loading screen can now be disabled for specific posts/pages