WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Lazy Load vs Image Placeholders
Disable Lazy Load
by Sachyya
400+ installs4.3
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 400+ for Disable Lazy Load.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Disable Lazy Load about 3.
- Disable Lazy Load is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Dec 13, 2022 for Disable Lazy Load.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Disable Lazy Load.
- Disable Lazy Load has been around longer: since 2020, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Disable Lazy Load | Image Placeholders |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,822 | #665 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 66 | 13.9K |
| Rating | 4.3(6) | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.1.16 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.91 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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