WordPress plugin comparison

LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket vs Speculative Loading

LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket

by Ali Hussain

Fewer than 10 installs

Speculative Loading

by WordPress Performance Team

60K+ installs5.0

At a glance

Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against fewer than 10 for LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket.
On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 520 times, LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket about 3.
LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket has no reviews yet.
LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket was updated more recently: Oct 2, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Speculative Loading.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Speculative Loading has been around longer: since 2024, against 2026 for LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket.

Speculative Loading leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	LazyBlur Placeholder Addon for WP Rocket	Speculative Loading
Popular rank	#65,313	#615
Active installs	Fewer than 10	60K+
Downloads, last 30 days	72	13.2K
Rating	No ratings	5.0(18)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.05	×1.27
Last release	1 month ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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