Plugin info

Total downloads: 5,322
Active installs: 200
Total reviews: 4
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 4/9/2025 (266 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/18/2022 (3 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 5.3
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 266 days ago • 4 reviews

40/100

Is Oxyplug Prefetch & Prerender abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 266 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 5.3
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.4

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Description

  • Supported only on Chromium-based browsers since version 121+
  • In the post/product category pages, first X items will be prefetched before the user clicks. The default value for X is 4 items and can be adjusted via the plugin settings.
  • If a user hovers over a link, the destination page will be prefetched before click. Please note that this option is disabled by default and can be enabled via the plugin settings.
  • It is also possible to prefetch some custom links on posts/products by entering preferred URLs.
  • Similar actions can be applied with prerender.

Installation

Install and Activate it.
For better result, customize the settings as you wish.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Screenshots

  1. You have the option to determine the number of pages to be prefetched automatically. (immediate)

    You have the option to determine the number of pages to be prefetched automatically. (immediate)

  2. Prefetch links on mouse hover. (moderate)

    Prefetch links on mouse hover. (moderate)

  3. You have the option to determine the number of pages to be prerendered automatically. (immediate)

    You have the option to determine the number of pages to be prerendered automatically. (immediate)

  4. Prerender links on mouse hover. (moderate)

    Prerender links on mouse hover. (moderate)

  5. Excluding with specifying hrefs if needed.

    Excluding with specifying hrefs if needed.

  6. Specify URLs to be prerendered when on specific pages.

    Specify URLs to be prerendered when on specific pages.

  7. Specify URLs to be prefetched when on specific pages.

    Specify URLs to be prefetched when on specific pages.

  8. The speculationrules that contain the list of the urls to be prefetched and prerendered immediately.

    The speculationrules that contain the list of the urls to be prefetched and prerendered immediately.

  9. The speculationrules that contain all the urls to be prefetched and prerendered moderately excluding the ones that are the values for "not" keys.

    The speculationrules that contain all the urls to be prefetched and prerendered moderately excluding the ones that are the values for "not" keys.

Changelog

3.0.1

Fix metabox getting hidden
Fix metabox undefined error if not exist
Set –md-outlined-button-outline-color

3.0.0

Remove selector
Apply Material Design 3 design

2.1.1

Revamp to speculation rules for prerender and prefetch instead of link tag
Fix minor bugs
Tested up to 6.5.2

2.0.1

Fix Prerender/Prefetch on hover
Tested up to 6.4.2

2.0.0

Prerender added, similar to prefetch

1.3.0 & 1.4.0

The menu moved to Tools menu as a submenu
Some unnecessary Headsup! removed
Tested up to 6.1

1.2.0

Some strings that were static got dynamic to be translated
French translation added

1.1.0

Prefetch a static url when in a page
Fix save_post hook error

1.0.1

Add default value for hover delay
Add Settings link in plugin list

1.0.0

Release Date – 18 January 2022