Lazy load images and background images vs EWWW Image Optimizer

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

Lazy load images and background images

by Jahid Hasan

Health B80

EWWW Image Optimizer

by Shane Bishop

Health A96

Active-install trajectory

Lazy load images and background images EWWW Image Optimizer

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	Lazy load images and background images	EWWW Image Optimizer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30–40	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 80	A · 96 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	65/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	89/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	3.60★	4.75★ ✓
Reviews	0	1,838 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	3mo ago	12d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	68	925.4K ✓
Category	Page Builders	Performance

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

Release activity

Lazy load images and background images EWWW Image Optimizer

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.