Lazy load video players
by Mark Howells-Mead · Performance
Any video player which is included on the page will only be loaded if/when it is visible within the current browser window.
73 health vs 72 average across 388 Performance plugins
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
Biggest win: WP compatibility
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
21
now · peak 61
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
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 “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-11-05 20+ → 10+ down after 18 days in band
- 2024-10-18 10+ → 20+ up after 186 days in band
- 2024-04-15 20+ → 10+ down after 106 days in band
- 2023-12-31 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
- 2023-12-28 20+ → 10+ down after 13 days in band
- 2023-12-15 10+ → 20+ up after 17 days in band
- 2023-11-28 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in band
- 2023-11-25 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP YouTube Lyte 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
bunny.net – WordPress CDN Plugin 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Videopack 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lazy Load for Videos 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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