Smart LazyLoad vs LazyLoad Plugin

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

Smart LazyLoad

by Jumedeen khan

Health A86

LazyLoad Plugin

by WP Media

Health B73

Active-install trajectory

Smart LazyLoad LazyLoad Plugin

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	Smart LazyLoad	LazyLoad Plugin
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 86 ✓	B · 73
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	69/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100 ✓	79/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★ ✓	4.14★
Reviews	5	139 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads · 30d	839	25.0K ✓
Category	Performance	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Smart LazyLoad LazyLoad Plugin

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.