Disable Lazy Load vs Native Lazyload

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Disable Lazy Load

by Jeff Starr

Health A87

Native Lazyload

by Felix Arntz

Health F39

Active-install trajectory

Disable Lazy Load Native Lazyload

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Disable Lazy Load	Native Lazyload
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	5K–6K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	F · 39
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	57/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.28★ ✓	3.27★
Reviews	23	31 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	45/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	1mo ago ✓	6.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.5K ✓	270
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Disable Lazy Load Native Lazyload

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.