Simple Lazy Load Videos
by Valerii Bohdanov · Performance
Simple Lazy Load for embedded video from YouTube and Vimeo
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈300 estimated
Momentum
-14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “embedded video”, “load” and “lazy” to your wp.org tags. You rank #17, #23 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
86 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 16K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,104 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 7 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 58 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| lazy load video | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| lazy load | #18 | #24 | 0 |
| embedded video | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| load | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| lazy | #24 | #24 | down 2 |
| jquery lazy load plugin | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| iframe lazy load | #14 | #22 | down 2 |
| lazy load plugin | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| lazy load images | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vimeo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| youtube your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “embedded video”, “load” and “lazy” to your wp.org tags. You rank #17, #23 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.9.1 · 4 Sep 2026
49
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ omadawnx1.7y ago
Works as intended
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snoop233.5y ago
Works like a charm. Thanks for making it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andreslav3.6y ago
The plugin does exactly what it says. And thanks, Valery, for adding Gutenberg support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ infocsoviedo4.9y ago
Thanks for the plugin! It’s just what I needed it works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bl0m5t3r4.9y ago
First of all, thanks for the plugin! It works as intended and is written very clean and clear. ** Review updated to 5 stars after the adding the thumbnail size settings. It’s perfect now. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by bl0m5t3r. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by bl0m5t3r. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by bl0m5t3r. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by bl0m5t3r. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by bl0m5t3r. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by bl0m5t3r.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube, Vimeo.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 210 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "performance" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 300+ → 200+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-10-04 200+ → 300+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 300+ → 200+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-09-15 200+ → 300+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 300+ → 200+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2026-07-17 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 300+ → 200+ down after 857 days in tier
- 2024-03-06 200+ → 300+ up after 60 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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Presto Player 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP YouTube Lyte 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Lazy Load for Videos 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Automatic Featured Images from Videos 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
WPC Product Videos for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - V Video Thumbnails Reloaded 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
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