LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 64% 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. ★★★★★ nextthemes

   1.3y ago

   works fine for me…

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2. ★★★★★ masalenasi

   1.7y ago

   Speeds up my site but messes up the padding with YT videos.

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3. ★★★★★ jamiegee

   2.1y ago

   Installed the plugin and selected the three options from settings and checked the website so find all content missing. I then reversed the process but content still missing and not visible in backend. Attempting to restore from backup.

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4. ★★★★★ Artneo

   2.2y ago

   This plugin added lazy loading functionality to my custom WordPress theme, worked like a charm! Thank you a lot! 🙏🏼👨🏻‍💻

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5. ★★★★★ netpotion

   3.0y ago

   This plugin works great. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by netpotion. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by netpotion. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by netpotion. Reason: Posted review on wrong plugin. This one is great

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6. ★★★★★ equiroz2023

   3.1y ago

   excelent plugin thank you very much

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7. ★★★★★ gunterqb

   3.5y ago

   'rocket_lazyload_excluded_attributes' filters works like a charm!

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8. ★★★★★ senatmedia

   3.6y ago

   Здорово! Спасибо!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.4.0 Security: Fix an authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability reported by Pathstack. 2.4.0
2. — Version 2.3.9 Updated version to fix a mismatch between the tag of the release on Github and the release version which leads to a deployment issue that. 2.3.9
3. — Version 2.3.8 Enhancement: Launchpad compatibility (see https://github.com/wp-launchpad) Enhancement: Raised compatibility with PHP > 7.3 Bug: Removed wp-media/rocket-lazyload-common from vendors Enhancement: Raised wp-media/rocket-la 2.3.8
4. — Version 2.3.7 Bugfix: Removed rocket_lazyload_polyfill filter due to a vulnerability on polyfill 2.3.7
5. — Version 2.3.5 Enhancement: Test the plugin with latest version of WordPress v5.9.3 Enhancement: Change WP readme content. 2.3.5
6. — Version 2.3.4 Enhancement: Allow tags to lazyload background images Enhancement: Add tag to lazyloaded picture elements Bugfix: Prevent a Fatal error related to the League Container package conflict with WooCommerce 4.4 Bugfix: Update 2.3.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3

Translated into 20 languages, 17 at 90% or more

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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).

• Smart LazyLoad – Lazy Load Images, Videos and Iframes 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• By Lazy Load — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D
• Lazy Load Optimizer 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Speed Up – Lazy Load 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Infinite Scroll Random Post 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• Disable Default Lazy Loading 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C

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LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes: 100K+ active installs, 4.2★ (139 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-26. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/rocket-lazy-load