Preloads the page before the visitor clicks on the link.
| Author: | Alex Kozack (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 4.6 |
| WordPress version tested: | 4.9.33 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.4 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 30-11-2018 |
| Last updated: | 30-11-2018
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Plugin URI: | https://gitlab.com/kozackunisoft/wp-prefetch |
| Total downloads: | 1 498 |
| Active installs: | 10+ |
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After loading the page, the plugin starts to follow the user’s screen. And as soon as a link appears on the screen within your site – the browser executes the request and downloads it. Now that the user clicks on the link, the browser will instantly display a new cache page. Thus, User Experience will indicate that your site is loading instantly.
How it work
The plugin uses the built-in browser features to predict user behavior for preloading the tourniquet. See this
API
The plugin also registers a global feature that you can use to preload any URL:
window.prefetch('https://example.com/custom/page')