Ivan Maljukanović

Complement your branding efforts by enabling a loading screen progress bar (with percentage text) on your website, that features the logo/image of your choosing.
Key Features: 
* Possibility to set the number of loading screen options your website needs (either one for the entire website, or two different ones – first for the homepage, second for all of the other pages). 
* Select the logo image that will be used on the loading sccreen (from the existing uploads, or by uploading a new one). 
* Select the background color for the loading screen. 
* Select the color of progress bar and percentage text.
<h3>Copyright</h3>
Loading Screen by Imoptimal, Copyright 2020 Ivan Maljukanovic 
Loading Screen by Imoptimal is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
along with this program. If not, see <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html/</a>
<h3>Resources</h3>
<ul>
<li>jscolor.js 2.0.5, GPLv3 – available @ http://jscolor.com/</li>
<li>imoptimal-logo-white.png © 2020 Ivan Maljukanović, CC0 – made by me, not available online apart from the plugins directory /img, and my personal website @ https://imoptimal.com (used as an asset)</li>
<li>banner-772×250.png © 2020 Ivan Maljukanović, CC0 – made by me, not available online apart from the plugins official wordpress.org repository (used as an asset)</li>
<li>icon-256×256.png © 2020 Ivan Maljukanović, CC0 – made by me, not available online apart from the plugins official wordpress.org repository (used as an asset)</li>
</ul>
Resources used in the plugins last screenshot (number 5): 
* Photo of my cat Mizza © 2010 Swanheart, CC0 – made for me on my request; given to me free of charge; not available online

Loading Screen by Imoptimal

Complement your branding efforts by enabling a loading screen progress bar (with percentage text) on your website, that features the logo/image of you …

Gazi Mohammad Yeasin

Sweet Sharmin Preloader displays a gorgeous animated loading screen while your WordPress site loads. It comes with 14 unique SVG-based preloader animations — each handcrafted to be visually stunning, smooth, and lightweight.
All animations are built with pure SVG — no GIF files, no external image requests, no third-party libraries. Just clean, fast, beautiful animations that work on every device and browser.
Browse and select your preferred style directly from the WordPress admin panel with an animated live preview — no coding required.
<h4>✨ Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>14 Unique Preloader Styles — Pure SVG animations. No GIFs, no external libraries, no HTTP requests for assets.</li>
<li>Live Preview in Admin — Click any style and instantly see it animate in the preview panel before saving.</li>
<li>Background Color Picker — Choose any hex color for the preloader overlay to perfectly match your brand or theme.</li>
<li>Enable / Disable Toggle — Turn the preloader on or off instantly without deactivating the plugin.</li>
<li>Lightweight & Fast — Zero image dependencies. The plugin adds minimal overhead to your site.</li>
<li>Smooth Fade-out — The preloader fades away elegantly after the page finishes loading.</li>
<li>Theme Compatible — Uses the <code>wp_body_open</code> hook with a <code>wp_footer</code> fallback for universal theme support.</li>
<li>No Shortcodes Needed — Works automatically on every page, front page, posts, and archives after activation.</li>
<li>Clean Admin UI — A beautifully designed settings panel with colorful gradient accents, intuitive controls, and a responsive layout.</li>
<li>Settings Stored in Database — All preferences are saved in the WordPress options table and applied site-wide instantly.</li>
<li>WordPress Coding Standards — All output is properly escaped. Follows WordPress best practices throughout.</li>
</ul>
<h4>🎨 Preloader Styles</h4>
<ol>
<li>
Flower Bloom — Seven colorful petals (pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, red) rotate around a white center core, each pulsing open and closed like a blooming flower. A mesmerizing, cheerful animation.
</li>
<li>
Infinity Loop — A gradient infinity symbol (indigo → pink → amber) continuously draws and un-draws itself along the path, creating a hypnotic looping effect. Great for creative or portfolio sites.
</li>
<li>
Neon Spinner — Three concentric glowing rings in neon cyan, magenta, and green spin at different speeds with a CSS blur glow filter applied. Striking and modern — perfect for tech or gaming sites.
</li>
<li>
Diamond Cascade — Three nested diamond (rhombus) shapes rotating in alternating directions, fading in and out with a glowing center dot that pulses. Elegant and geometric.
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<li>
Clock Tick — A realistic analog clock face with hour marks, a sweeping purple minute hand, a pink hour hand, and a circular progress arc that fills as the clock ticks. Unique and professional.
</li>
<li>
Cube 3D — An isometric 3D cube with three visible faces in different shades of indigo that rotates in three-dimensional space. Clean and minimalist.
</li>
<li>
Snake Trail — A gradient arc (amber to red) extends and contracts as it orbits a circular track, resembling a snake chasing its own tail. Smooth and satisfying to watch.
</li>
<li>
Particle Burst — Eight colored particles (red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, indigo, purple, pink) orbit a glowing indigo center, each pulsing and fading at different phases. Dynamic and energetic.
</li>
<li>
Water Drop — A realistic animated water droplet shape with an internal white highlight reflection. The droplet gently morphs in shape and size, giving a natural liquid feel.
</li>
<li>
Rainbow Arc — Six concentric arcs in red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, and indigo draw themselves one by one in sequence, creating a beautiful rainbow effect. Colorful and playful.
</li>
<li>
Kaleidoscope — Two layers of six symmetric geometric triangles rotate in opposite directions at different speeds around a white pulsing center, producing a mesmerizing kaleidoscope pattern. Artistic and unique.
</li>
<li>
Starfield — A twinkling star polygon at the center, surrounded by smaller stars of different colors (blue, pink, green, purple, orange, teal) blinking at varying rates and sizes. Cosmic and magical.
</li>
<li>
DNA Spiral — A double helix animation showing two twisted strands (indigo and pink) with fading crossbar rungs, mimicking the structure of DNA. Perfect for science, health, or research sites.
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<li>
Fire Flame — A flickering flame with an animated gradient from yellow to red, a bright glowing inner core, and a continuously morphing flame shape that realistically simulates fire movement.
</li>
</ol>
<h4>🛠 How to Use</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Go to Sharmin Preloader in your WordPress admin sidebar.</li>
<li>Click on any preloader card — you will see a live animated preview in the sidebar instantly.</li>
<li>Optionally choose a background color using the color picker.</li>
<li>Toggle the preloader on or off using the enable switch.</li>
<li>Click Save Settings — your visitors will now see the selected preloader when they visit your website.</li>
</ol>
<h4>⚡ Technical Details</h4>
<ul>
<li>All 14 preloaders use native SVG SMIL animations — no CSS keyframe dependencies.</li>
<li>The preloader overlay uses <code>z-index: 99999</code> to always appear on top.</li>
<li>Uses <code>jQuery(window).on('load')</code> — compatible with all modern WordPress/jQuery versions.</li>
<li>Supports <code>wp_body_open</code> hook (WordPress 5.2+) with automatic <code>wp_footer</code> fallback.</li>
<li>Script and style handles are uniquely prefixed (<code>ssp-</code>) to avoid conflicts with other plugins.</li>
<li>Settings are stored as WordPress options: <code>ssp_preloader_style</code>, <code>ssp_preloader_bg</code>, <code>ssp_preloader_enabled</code>.</li>
</ul>

Sweet Sharmin Preloader

A beautiful animated preloader plugin for WordPress. Choose from 14 stunning SVG preloader styles with a live preview admin panel.

Loading Screen by Imoptimal vs Sweet Sharmin Preloader