WordPress plugin comparison
Image Placeholders vs Lazy Load
Image Placeholders
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs3.5
Lazy Load
by Automattic
10K+ installs4.0
At a glance
- Image Placeholders has more active installs: 60K+, against 10K+ for Lazy Load.
- On a typical day, Image Placeholders is downloaded about 504 times, Lazy Load about 31.
- Lazy Load is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 53 reviews, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Image Placeholders was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Nov 22, 2018 for Lazy Load.
- Image Placeholders is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for Lazy Load.
- Lazy Load has been around longer: since 2011, against 2023 for Image Placeholders.
Line by line
Image Placeholders leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Image Placeholders | Lazy Load |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #665 | #1,538 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.9K | 774 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 4.0(53) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.91 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 8 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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