WordPress plugin comparison
Simple Lazy Load Videos vs Speculative Loading
Simple Lazy Load Videos
by Valerii Bohdanov
200+ installs5.0
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 200+ for Simple Lazy Load Videos.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 520 times, Simple Lazy Load Videos about 8.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Simple Lazy Load Videos was updated more recently: Sep 4, 2026, against Aug 26, 2026 for Speculative Loading.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Lazy Load Videos has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Simple Lazy Load Videos | Speculative Loading |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,369 | #615 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 60K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 212 | 13.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 5.0(18) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.46 | ×1.27 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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