Lazy Load for Comments
by Joel James · Performance
Also makes 6 other plugins · 15.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Speed up your posts by lazy-loading the WordPress comments on scroll or click. Works with classic and block themes.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
-42%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “page speed”, “performance” and “comments” for “lighthouse”, “load” and “lazy”. “page speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lighthouse” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “load” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “lazy” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 215.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance 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
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 44 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lazyload comments your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| lazy comments | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| lazy load your tag | #7 | #12 | down 1 |
| load | #9 | #13 | down 1 |
| lazy | #10 | #19 | down 2 |
| jquery lazy load plugin | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| lighthouse | #9 | #11 | down 1 |
| lazy loading | #17 | #19 | down 3 |
| lazyload | #11 | #12 | up 1 |
| comments your tag | #20 | #17 | down 3 |
| disable lazy load | #7 | #13 | 0 |
| largest contentful paint | #12 | #8 | down 1 |
| wordpress comments | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| lazy load plugin | #9 | #14 | down 1 |
| page load | #17 | #20 | 0 |
| get comments | #11 | #18 | — |
| lazy loading posts | #14 | #21 | down 2 |
| website comments | #15 | #19 | up 2 |
| gravatar | #24 | #16 | 0 |
| block comments | #18 | #18 | down 1 |
| page speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
63 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 38 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
- Swap “page speed”, “performance” and “comments” for “lighthouse”, “load” and “lazy”. “page speed” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “lighthouse” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “performance” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “load” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “comments” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “lazy” sits at #10 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 5.5K · 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
1mo ago
latest release · v2.1.0 · 18 Sep 2026
14
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Emory Rowland2.7y ago
But support is unresponsive. This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by Emory Rowland.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itsryu4.8y ago
It breaks the Moderation notice. The user just gets sent back to the main page and they don’t know if their comment submitted or not. In my analytics, it states that there is a javascript error, so that needs to be fixed. It also breaks the built in discussion settings of breaking the comments into groups, and the feature of clicking “next” to get the next batch Other than that it works. Simple plugin without options. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by itsryu. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by itsryu. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by itsryu.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yastychef5.1y ago
Great plugin, works fine. I just hope it always gets updated. Keep up the great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fernandroid35.6y ago
Congratulations and thank you very much for this wonderful plugin, my website has a lot of comments, several times the vps cpu reached 100% of use on the pages with many comments, this plugin is wonderful, excellent.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ westgen5.7y ago
Спасибо за отличный плагин! Это то, что я искал.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ janaa6.1y ago
Just what I needed, and it didn’t slow down my webpages!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MrsJessicaSimpson6.2y ago
This plugin is brilliant, but for all the wrong reasons. Currently running WP – Version – 5.5 You all know the story, junk bomber-bots cruises the web, see an open comments section: then swoops in and drops their get rich (and other), foul smelling loads right into your unsuspecting core, whereby you have to clean the [spam] out, if the system hasn’t already done so, but you still need to check it anyhow: just in case. It’s a pain, am I right? The only viable solution that I’ve found to date, (apart from installing junk plugin killers that don’t work), is to close off [all] comments on [all] pages bar one, the contacts page: that I had to monitor constantly, .. But not any more, if you select (Button) to load the comments section, then it appears that this Plugin hides the WP comments-open-letter-box from the bomber-bots, which is brilliant. Now I’m not saying that the junk-Bots can’t evolve: they probably will, but currently, the automatic spam scripts can’t press a button to open their bomb-bays with their stinking deposits, .. Oh’ happy days: no junk mail for over a week now. I can highly recommend the lazy loading plugin, but as I say: for all the wrong reasons. Hope it helps. This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by MrsJessicaSimpson. Reason: spotted spelling mistakes
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aapc6.3y ago
I work on a lot of sites that have a ton of comments so lazy loading seems like an interesting idea. Unfortunately I found this plugin breaks a very basic WP function of using an anchor to quickly scroll down to the comments section. Many themes have this “jump to comments” link built right in. Unfortunately both the “#respond” and “#comments” anchors are part of the HTML that gets lazy loaded. I hope the author comes up with a solution. Keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.0.1 Fixed comments not rendering on Genesis and similar classic themes that rely on comments_template() populating comments_by_type . 2.0.1
- — Version 2.0.0 Complete rewrite using React and the WordPress REST API. Added support for block themes (the core Comments block). New React settings page under Comments → Lazy Load . Settings for load method, minimum comment count, but 2.0.0
- — Version 1.0.10 Added compatibility for the Divi theme builder. 1.0.10
- — Version 2.1.0 Moved the plugin to the Foxe Labs brand. The PHP namespace is now FoxeLabs\LazyComments\ (was DuckDev\LazyComments\ ) and the Composer package is foxelabs/lazy-load-for-comments . The old class names still resolve, so ex 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.2 Fixed comments failing to load on sites behind a full-page cache (Cloudflare, host-level page caching). The REST nonce embedded in the cached page expired while the page was still being served, and WordPress rejected the 2.0.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 11 languages, 0 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Speed up your posts by lazy-loading the WordPress comments on scroll or click. Works with classic and block..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 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 REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,393 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("lazyload comments", "Page Speed", "performance" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 338 days in tier
- 2024-08-21 4K+ → 3K+ down after 396 days in tier
- 2023-07-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 279 days in tier
- 2022-10-16 6K+ → 5K+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2022-10-01 5K+ → 6K+ up after 183 days in tier
- 2022-04-01 6K+ → 5K+ down after 372 days in tier
- 2021-03-25 5K+ → 6K+ up after 219 days in tier
- 2020-08-18 6K+ → 5K+ down after 131 days in tier
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