Preload LCP Image

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ alexandreromani2206

   11mo ago

   Good Plugin ! Works Well but I use product_cat thumbnail as a background image and it’s not automatically applied like the product featured images do for products.

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2. ★★★★★ wpcheetah

   1.1y ago

   Excellent plugin that does exactly what it says.I had an issue with avif format images and the developer promptly resolved it.

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3. ★★★★★ Fanus

   1.9y ago

   I’ve built custom post types with it’s own categories. Each category has it’s own featured image, is there any way I can use your plugin on these category images? The same would be relevant for blog post categories. …or is the idea that the “Default to Featured Image” option in settings cover the above? Thx.

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4. ★★★★★ EncodeDotHost

   2.0y ago

   We have just been testing this plugin and found that it can really give your website real-world performance improvements. Definitely worth keeping in your WordPress plugin arsenal 👍

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5. ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee

   3.6y ago

   Plugin working as described, really like that you added “fetchpriority high” I do have a suggestion for some future update though: I have a large site with nearly 1000 posts, would love if the plugin could automatically add Preload to post featured images, or possible by Class Name, in my instance that would be: class=”post-featured-image” This would save users with large sites from having to updated hundreds if not thousands of posts, Thanks for listening and good luck with Preload LCP Image, Good Plugin!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.6 Added WooCommerce Compatability Fixed the bug that prevented the preloader to work on Taxonomy pages Tested with WordPress 7.0 1.6
2. — Version 1.5.1 Tested with WordPress 6.9 1.5.1
3. — Version 1.5 Make it work with AVIF images that image paths, not URLs, are used. Fix display bugs meaning the CSS formatting on the admin page on mobile displays correctly. 1.5
4. — Version 1.4.1 Tested with WordPress 6.8 1.4.1
5. — Version 1.4 Added the ability to add a LCP image to Taxonomy Pages 1.4
6. — Version 1.3.1 Tested with WordPress 6.7 1.3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-07-18 3K+ → 4K+ up after 281 days in tier
2. 2024-10-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 147 days in tier
3. 2024-05-16 1K+ → 2K+ up after 82 days in tier
4. 2024-02-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 8 days in tier
5. 2024-02-16 800+ → 900+ up after 9 days in tier
6. 2024-02-07 700+ → 800+ up after 12 days in tier
7. 2024-01-26 600+ → 700+ up after 9 days in tier
8. 2024-01-17 500+ → 600+ up after 32 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).

• Lazy Load Control For Elementor – Remove the Lazy Load attribute from specific images in Elementor 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Preload Featured Images 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Oxyplug Preload 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• L LCP Booster for WooCommerce 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• Oxyplug Image 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Preloader 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B

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Preload LCP Image: 4K+ active installs, 4.8★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/preload-lcp-image