lazysizes
by Patrick Sletvold · Performance
High performance and SEO friendly lazy loader for images, iframes and more. Many features, like low-res Blurhash placeholders and image fade-in
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “600+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1378 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 700+ → 600+ down after 111 days in band
- 2026-02-27 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-26 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-02-25 800+ → 700+ down after 178 days in band
- 2025-08-31 900+ → 800+ down after 372 days in band
- 2024-08-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-23 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-22 1K+ → 900+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/lazysizes" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="lazysizes — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> lazysizes: 600+ active installs, 5.0★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/lazysizes