WordPress plugin comparison
Native Image Lazy Loading vs Modern Image Formats
Native Image Lazy Loading
by Justin Downey
10+ installs4.0
Modern Image Formats
by WordPress Performance Team
100K+ installs3.6
At a glance
- Modern Image Formats has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Native Image Lazy Loading.
- On a typical day, Modern Image Formats is downloaded about 1,126 times, Native Image Lazy Loading about 2.
- Native Image Lazy Loading is rated higher: 4.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 26 reviews.
- Modern Image Formats was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against May 21, 2019 for Native Image Lazy Loading.
- Modern Image Formats is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Native Image Lazy Loading.
- Native Image Lazy Loading has been around longer: since 2019, against 2023 for Modern Image Formats.
Line by line
Modern Image Formats leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Native Image Lazy Loading | Modern Image Formats |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #30,623 | #355 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 28.4K |
| Rating | 4.0(1) | 3.6(26) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.2.30 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.15 |
| Last release | 7 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.1 | 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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