WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs jQuery Image Lazy Load WP
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
jQuery Image Lazy Load WP
by ayn
700+ installs3.1
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 700+ for jQuery Image Lazy Load WP.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, jQuery Image Lazy Load WP about 12.
- Image Placeholders is rated higher: 3.5 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.1 from 14 reviews.
- jQuery Image Lazy Load WP was updated more recently: Sep 9, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Image Placeholders.
- jQuery Image Lazy Load WP has been around longer: since 2009, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | jQuery Image Lazy Load WP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #7,843 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 700+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 351 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 3.1(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | – |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 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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