WordPress plugin comparison
Speculative Loading vs WP jQuery Lazy Load
Speculative Loading
by WordPress Performance Team
60K+ installs5.0
WP jQuery Lazy Load
by Muhammad Shoaib
20+ installs3.7
At a glance
- Speculative Loading has more active installs: 60K+, against 20+ for WP jQuery Lazy Load.
- On a typical day, Speculative Loading is downloaded about 520 times, WP jQuery Lazy Load about 1.
- Speculative Loading is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 18 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Speculative Loading was updated more recently: Aug 26, 2026, against Dec 20, 2021 for WP jQuery Lazy Load.
- Speculative Loading is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for WP jQuery Lazy Load.
- WP jQuery Lazy Load has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Speculative Loading.
Line by line
Speculative Loading leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Speculative Loading | WP jQuery Lazy Load |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #615 | #27,755 |
| Active installs | 60K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.2K | 20 |
| Rating | 5.0(18) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.8.19 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.27 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 4 years 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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