Lazy Social Comments
by Joel James · Social
Also makes 6 other plugins · 15.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
[DISCONTINUED] Facebook has permanently shut down the Facebook Comments embed. This plugin can no longer function.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
900+
≈1K estimated
Momentum
+95%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “lazy” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
88 health vs 58 average across 1,836 Social plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 48.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Social plugin keeps 0.5%, across 1,277 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Social 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 1 release 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
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 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 4.21★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| facebook comments your tag | #8 | #15 | down 1 |
| fb comments | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| discontinued | #9 | #11 | down 2 |
| social comments | #13 | #21 | down 2 |
| lazy comments | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| lazy | #23 | #21 | down 6 |
| get comments | #21 | #22 | — |
| facebook embed | #23 | #21 | down 1 |
| comments your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lazy load your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
30 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 22 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “lazy” to your wp.org tags. You rank #23 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v3.0.0 · 16 Sep 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 days ago and the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Aedops-antena243.5y ago
Nu functioneaza acest plugin, la testat pe antena24 Am urmat toti pasii dar nu apare nicaieri formularul pe site
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ janothemes5.3y ago
nothing is showing after installation and configration,
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dudagervasio6.3y ago
Lazy load improved the load time and first content print in Page Speed Insights!!! Very simple and efficient! Congrats!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Md Rasel Khan6.6y ago
Easy to setup & simply best.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ricrey6.7y ago
I look for maximum performance and maximum speed of my website, which does not make unnecessary connections, but all the plugins to add facebook comments on the blog made a call to the entire site even though they only appeared on the blog. But this plugin definitely changed everything! This was exactly what I was looking for, this plugin is not activated unless the user arrives at the comments part, so that does not call Facebook on the entire site to keep Facebook preloaded . This produces a significant saving of unnecessary connections, I definitely congratulate the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ umeckzki6.7y ago
This one will be on my favorite list. It’s really ‘lazy’ as the name says.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thesane7.0y ago
The plugin is excellent, exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hollywoodonlocation7.5y ago
I tried the #1 Comments Plugin and 3 others. None of them worked properly. The #1 one and 2 others did not even show on the page. The last one before this showed, but when you tried to leave a comment, you got an error. This one was so simple to install and it WORKED!!!!!! Only thing others may have issue with is that you cannot choose where it shows up. Fortunately, I already had another plugin where I blocked all comments except on my product pages and posts. This topic was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by hollywoodonlocation.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.0.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Lazy Social Comments <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Options ↗2023-03-21 CVE-2023-23733 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 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
7 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 "[DISCONTINUED] Facebook has permanently shut down the Facebook Comments embed. This plugin can no longer fu..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,935 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 798 days in tier
- 2024-08-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 520 days in tier
- 2023-03-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-03-14 3K+ → 2K+ down after 694 days in tier
- 2021-04-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 306 days in tier
- 2020-06-17 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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Social comments by WpDevArt 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Ajaxify Comments – Ajax and Lazy Loading Comments 3K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disqus Conditional Load 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lazy Load for Comments 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Comments 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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