Speed Up – Lazy Load

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1. ★★★★★ e3magazin

   7.1y ago

   all images where shown twice suddenly. Also the page speed went slower (!). Not working at all.

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2. ★★★★★ because i

   7.4y ago

   Only one problem: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-abandoned-but-it-is-really-fast-one-problem-with-dom-access-on-scroll/

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3. ★★★★★ WEBGONDEL UG

   8.1y ago

   pagespeed from 70 to 89 >> You are my man!!!! Thank you so much!

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4. ★★★★★ udegbunamchuks

   8.6y ago

   For some reason it kept loading all images on page load instead of on scroll. I had to go back to a3 Lazy Load

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5. ★★★★★ narinder912

   8.7y ago

   This is the only lazy load plugin that worked with my Newsmag theme. I wish I could choose the pixels before which an image loads.

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6. ★★★★★ amreshkramar

   8.7y ago

   For better user-experience and to improve website load time, this plugin is a must.

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7. ★★★★★ roycegracie

   8.8y ago

   this plugin just jumped my google speed test by 10 points !

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8. ★★★★★ mworleysr

   9.1y ago

   Having a real issue with pages with IFrames loading. This fixed it instantly. Great plugin.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.2

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-08 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-05-07 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-06 600+ → 500+ down after 146 days in tier
4. 2025-12-11 700+ → 600+ down after 167 days in tier
5. 2025-06-27 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
6. 2025-06-25 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-06-24 800+ → 700+ down after 124 days in tier
8. 2025-02-20 900+ → 800+ down after 1 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).

• LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• WP YouTube Lyte 20K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Lazy Load for Videos 9K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• U Unveil Lazy Load 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D
• Lazy Load for Comments 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• lazysizes 600+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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Speed Up – Lazy Load: 500+ active installs, 4.3★ (12 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/speed-up-lazy-load