LH CSS Lazy Load
by shawfactor · Uncategorized
Also makes 64 other plugins · 12.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Javascript has a HTML based method for deferring and asynchronously loading files, namely script Defer and script Async. Unfortunately these HTML solu …
44 health vs 56 average across 16,375 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.26, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2643 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
83
now · peak 169
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
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2020-01-11 · 1,390 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ roireshef6.4y ago
It just disables loading whatever css file you provide its handle, which is indeed a nice feature, but not what I downloaded this plugin for… 😐
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hoseinshurabi6.5y ago
Great Work! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ seodilip8.0y ago
This works well with Autoptimize! You can inline the most necessary and find the least required CSS’s handle and feed it into the Lazy Load CSS. Worth the install and time effort spent on it
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 30+ → 40+ up after 38 days in tier
- 2026-07-24 40+ → 30+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 30+ → 40+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 40+ → 30+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-19 30+ → 40+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 40+ → 30+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 30+ → 40+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 40+ → 30+ down after 11 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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