LazyLoad Plugin vs Smart LazyLoad

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

LazyLoad Plugin

by WP Media

Health B73

Smart LazyLoad

by Jumedeen khan

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

LazyLoad Plugin Smart 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	LazyLoad Plugin	Smart LazyLoad
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100K–200K ✓	300–400
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 73	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	69/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.14★	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	139 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100	90/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	25.9K ✓	764
Category	Uncategorized	Performance

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

Release activity

LazyLoad Plugin Smart 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.