WP YouTube Lyte vs Lazy Load for Videos

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

WP YouTube Lyte

by Frank Goossens

Health A90

Lazy Load for Videos

by kevinweber

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

WP YouTube Lyte Lazy Load for Videos

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	WP YouTube Lyte	Lazy Load for Videos
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	9K–10K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-10% ✓
Overall health	A · 90 ✓	A · 86
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	98/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	94/100 ✓	84/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.74★ ✓	4.34★
Reviews	206 ✓	105
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	84/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	9d ago ✓	3mo ago
Downloads · 30d	31.5K ✓	1.5K
Category	Privacy & Consent	Performance

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

Release activity

WP YouTube Lyte Lazy Load for Videos

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.