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LazyLoad Plugin
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
100,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
315
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.2
out of 5, from 139 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
no threads
Support threads, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is LazyLoad Plugin and who is behind it?
LazyLoad Plugin is a WordPress plugin in the “Speed and caching” category, made by WP Media. It has been listed in the directory for 12 years, since 1 Jan 2014. WP Media has 7 plugins with at least 10,000 installs in the census. With 100,000 to 199,999 active installs it sits in the group of plugins with 100,000 to 999,999 installs; its last release came 315 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 6.8.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“The best free lazy load plugin for WordPress. Lazy load images, videos, and iframes to improve performance and Core Web Vitals scores.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sep 2026
When was LazyLoad Plugin last released?
The last release of LazyLoad Plugin came 315 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does LazyLoad Plugin have?
LazyLoad Plugin had 100,000 to 199,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 219 plugins had a higher band and 179 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant digit: 100,000 means at least 100,000 and at most 199,999.
Which WordPress version is LazyLoad Plugin tested with?
On the reference date the plugin page on wordpress.org showed the notice “This plugin hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress”, because the “tested up to” field was below 6.9 (6.8). The notice describes only that field; it does not say whether the plugin runs on newer versions. 8.0% of the group carried it.
How does LazyLoad Plugin compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 93.7% of them had a more recent last release than LazyLoad Plugin; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Metric | LazyLoad Plugin | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 315 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.2 (139) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | not stated | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 6.8 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | rocket-lazy-load |
|---|---|
| Author | WP Media |
| Active installs | 100,000 to 199,999 |
| Last release | 315 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 6.8 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 |
| Rating | 4.2 out of 5 from 139 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | none in the window |
| Listed since | 1 Jan 2014 |
| Total downloads | 1,772,472, updates included |
| Tags | defer-offscreen-images, lazy-load, lazy-load-images, lazy-load-plugin, lazy-loading |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| defer-offscreen-images | 1 | 1 | 315 |
| lazy-load | 9 | 2 | 37 |
| lazy-load-images | 2 | 1 | 202 |
| lazy-load-plugin | 1 | 1 | 315 |
| lazy-loading | 2 | 1 | 183 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2014
LazyLoad Plugin has been listed since 1 Jan 2014. Of the 190 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2014, 78.4% had a release within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| a3 Lazy Load | 90,000 to 99,999 | 51 days before the reference date | 4.3 (148) |
| Ajax Load More | 30,000 to 39,999 | 37 days before the reference date | 4.8 (287) |
| Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades | 100,000 to 199,999 | 141 days before the reference date | 4.6 (572) |
| EWWW Image Optimizer | 1,000,000 to 1,999,999 | 8 days before the reference date | 4.8 (1,838) |
| Load More Products for WooCommerce | 20,000 to 29,999 | 1 day before the reference date | 4.9 (274) |
Do you maintain LazyLoad Plugin?
If you maintain LazyLoad Plugin, you can link to this profile, for example from your readme or your website. Both snippets show this badge:
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Markdown
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How to cite
hafenstudios (2026): LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/rocket-lazy-load/
Source and reference date
All values come from a complete retrieval of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself; see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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