Lazy Loader
by Florian Brinkmann · Performance
Lazy loading plugin that supports images, iFrames, video and audio elements and uses the lightweight lazysizes script. With manual modification of the …
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Health
C 55/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
9K+
≈9.9K estimated
Momentum
+29%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “images”, “lazy loading” and “performance” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
55 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 219.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 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.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 930 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.5.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 49 reviews, smoothed to 4.40★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 930 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| lazysizes your tag | #3 | #1 | down 2 |
| lazy loader | #10 | #13 | 0 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lazy loading your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “images”, “lazy loading” and “performance” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.9K · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.5y ago
latest release · v8.2.0 · 14 Apr 2024
66
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% 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 6 months ago and the previous band took 5.7 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.
Install history since 16 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Rafał4.4y ago
Quite strange matter – tested on WP 5.9.3, and 6.0 – when a gallery has JPEG thumbnails then native lazy loading works as suspected, but when a gallery is built with WEBP thumbnails it does NOT!? despite loading="lazy" attribute at every IMG. Thank you!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jonas4.7y ago
Great, you can just exclude images etc. I need it for that.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Orhan Bilikvar4.9y ago
Solving the Threshold problem is invaluable. Thank you! This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Orhan Bilikvar.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Suraj Lulla4.9y ago
This is an incredible plugin, it works great on one of my websites but unfortunately, it doesn’t work at all on my other staging website, don’t know if I am doing something wrong.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ apollosk5.0y ago
I’m impressed. Works as advertised. Kudos to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ azbce5.1y ago
Works great. Improved my site and PWA performance and load times. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ djeah5.6y ago
Thanks for this amazing plugin man! I was looking for a solution to lazy load background images along with an option of modifying the threshold at which the images are loaded. Non of the other plugin seemed to work except this one!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kaggdesign5.6y ago
Absolutely the best plugin for lazy loading, I use it for years.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 8.2.0 Tested with WordPress 6.5. Added lazy_loader_generate_noscript filter to allow disabling of noscript element generation. Fixed Updated mastermind/html5 dependency to latest version, which fixes a PHP deprecation notice. 8.2.0
- — Version 8.1.1 Tested with WordPress 6.1. Fixed Disable lazy loading in TranslatePress editor. 8.1.1
- — Version 8.1.0 Added Support for input elements of type image . 8.1.0
- — Version 8.0.0 Removed Processing of wp_get_attachment_image , introduced in 7.2.0. I just noticed that processing that filter by default may break cases where a wrapper element has the skip-lazy class to disable lazy loading for conta 8.0.0
- — Version 7.2.3 Fixed Stop processing embeds, because the lazysizes script is not loaded in the iframe and so the image in the embed can not be lazy loaded. 7.2.3
- — Version 7.2.2 Fixed Duplicate images in Ultimate Addons for Elementor widget – thanks @kaggdesign. 7.2.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 2 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
4 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,357 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "performance" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-30 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2083 days in tier
- 2020-08-16 9K+ → 10K+ up after 196 days in tier
- 2020-02-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2020-01-11 7K+ → 8K+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2019-11-30 6K+ → 7K+ up after 86 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 3K+ → 6K+ up after 278 days in tier
- 2018-12-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 183 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 299 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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WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Modern Image Formats 100K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Image Placeholders 60K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Enhanced Responsive Images 50K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - U Unveil Lazy Load 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
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