Simple Lazy Load Videos
by Valerii Bohdanov · Performance
Simple Lazy Load for embedded video from YouTube and Vimeo
86 health vs 67 average across 678 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
365
now · peak 2.7K
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-17 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in band
- 2026-07-11 300+ → 200+ down after 857 days in band
- 2024-03-06 200+ → 300+ up after 60 days in band
- 2024-01-06 300+ → 200+ down after 30 days in band
- 2023-12-07 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in band
- 2023-12-06 300+ → 200+ down after 19 days in band
- 2023-11-17 200+ → 300+ up after 201 days in band
- 2023-04-30 100+ → 200+ up after 2 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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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 7K+ 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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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/simple-lazy-load-videos" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Simple Lazy Load Videos — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Simple Lazy Load Videos: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-lazy-load-videos