Huh, I'm not an experienced modder at all but, afaik, ESLs and ESL-Flagged plugins (ESPFE) are different. According to this thread (https://steamcommunity.com/app/489830/discussions/0/3276824488728505237/), ESLs are light masters.
All mods I've downloaded that are called ESLs are just ESL-Flagged plugins.
Esl = non plugin (loads BEFORE any plugins, the DLCs and creation club content load this way) Esp= plugin (counts toward 255 limit) Esm= plugin Master (sort of like a requirement in a mod these are mods that need to be loaded before mods that it supports which will not run with out it, they tend to auto sort to the top of the Esps though still after Esls)
Esp-fe OR Esl flagged Esp = non plugin (both of these names are the same thing just different names people use for it) Esp-fe is an Esp that has been flagged as IF it was an esl, the reason for this is Esp's tend to be more stable and less problematic. However Esp-fe are stored under the FE hexadecimal location within the 255 limit which means THEY LOAD LAST. These files should be very small and script free, ussually like a single item or a small tweak. The bigger and more complex the file the more problematic it will be as either an Esl or Esp-fe, those files should just be Esp's.
Also, The easiest way to tell the if a mod that SAYS "Esl" but is actually Esp-fe is to go to the file section and click on "preview file content" it will show if it is "Esp" or "Esl" if its an Esp-fe it will still say "Esp" not Esl
To review: ESL-no plugin/ loads 1st ESM-plugin/ loads 2nd (dependency files often very large) ESP- plugin/ loads 3rd ESP-FE-no plugin/ loads 4th (tiny files)
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All mods I've downloaded that are called ESLs are just ESL-Flagged plugins.
Esp= plugin (counts toward 255 limit)
Esm= plugin Master (sort of like a requirement in a mod these are mods that need to be loaded before mods that it supports which will not run with out it, they tend to auto sort to the top of the Esps though still after Esls)
Esp-fe OR Esl flagged Esp = non plugin (both of these names are the same thing just different names people use for it)
Esp-fe is an Esp that has been flagged as IF it was an esl, the reason for this is Esp's tend to be more stable and less problematic. However Esp-fe are stored under the FE hexadecimal location within the 255 limit which means THEY LOAD LAST. These files should be very small and script free, ussually like a single item or a small tweak. The bigger and more complex the file the more problematic it will be as either an Esl or Esp-fe, those files should just be Esp's.
Also, The easiest way to tell the if a mod that SAYS "Esl" but is actually Esp-fe is to go to the file section and click on "preview file content" it will show if it is "Esp" or "Esl" if its an Esp-fe it will still say "Esp" not Esl
To review:
ESL-no plugin/ loads 1st
ESM-plugin/ loads 2nd (dependency files often very large)
ESP- plugin/ loads 3rd
ESP-FE-no plugin/ loads 4th (tiny files)
http://www.classickhorinis.de/images/proxy/6a/6a14dcb8f264639639e420599ba21dfb065d93ff.jpg
http://www.classickhorinis.de/images/proxy/e5/e51078de2a5b729defb8c142f6b18570e0314b32.jpg
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/35290/
Thanks!