Disable Lazy Load
by Jeff Starr · Uncategorized
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Activate this plugin to disable the Lazy Loading feature that was added in WP v5.5.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
9K+
≈9.8K estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “images” for “activate”. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “activate” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.3%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 169.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2025-07-17Older reviewers loved how simply it worked, while the newest one says lazy load is still active after installing, and an earlier reviewer reported the same failure on WP 5.9.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 106 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.23★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| disable lazy load | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| lazy loading | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| lazy your tag | #5 | #11 | down 1 |
| lazy load your tag | #5 | #9 | down 2 |
| loading screen | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| lazy loading images | #3 | #8 | — |
| lazyload your tag | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| load your tag | #10 | #15 | down 1 |
| loading | #9 | #18 | down 2 |
| image lazy loading | #5 | #12 | 0 |
| images lazy load | #5 | #10 | down 1 |
| activate | #14 | #21 | down 4 |
| lazy images | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| image lazy load | #7 | #13 | down 2 |
| lazy load plugin | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| added | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| disable | #23 | #19 | down 1 |
| permanent | #15 | #13 | up 3 |
| lazy load images | #10 | #19 | 0 |
| disable core feature | #12 | #14 | 0 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
68 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 42 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “images” for “activate”. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “activate” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v2.7 · 18 Jul 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 3% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 58 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 19 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ John Quail1.3y ago
It might have worked in the past, but it seems this plugin doesn’t work anymore. I’ve checked after installing the plugin and lazy load is still active.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Liew Cheon-Fong3.1y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ durakro3.7y ago
Works with WP 6.1.1.Uses : loading=”eager”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mertoncel3.8y ago
That plugin worked nice
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nyxmidnight4.1y ago
As usual, Jeff Starr contributes a great utility plugin to the WordPress ecosystem. Install it, activate it, forget it. No settings, no trouble. It just works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Max Shostak4.2y ago
Clear and easy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hganev4.4y ago
It’s the fourth plugin I use from this author and it’s another amazing work. I use BJ lazy load, still the best lazy load plugin but unfortunately it’s not updated since many years. Disable lazy load solved the problem to use BJ lazy load plugin and exclude featured image from lazy loading.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stumur4.5y ago
A simple plugin that just works right out of the box.. combined with first-class support too. Perfect all round.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,130 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "lazyload" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-04 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 9K+ → 10K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-01 10K+ → 9K+ down after 562 days in tier
- 2025-02-16 9K+ → 10K+ up after 340 days in tier
- 2024-03-13 8K+ → 9K+ up after 399 days in tier
- 2023-02-08 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-02-07 8K+ → 7K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-02-04 7K+ → 8K+ up after 131 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Native Lazyload 5K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags F -
Smart LazyLoad – Lazy Load Images, Videos and Iframes 400+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A - L Lazy Load 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Lazy Load Optimizer 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D - U Unveil Lazy Load 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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