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Best lazy load plugins for WordPress

The most popular lazy load plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. EWWW Image Optimizer leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades (100K+) and LazyLoad Plugin (100K+). All 117 plugins tagged “lazy load” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 lazy load plugins

  1. 1.
    EWWW Image Optimizer

    The most installed lazy load plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 1,845 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 572 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    LazyLoad Plugin

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 139 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  4. 4.
    Ajax Load More

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 287 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  5. 5.
    WP YouTube Lyte

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 206 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  6. 6.
    Load More Products for WooCommerce

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 275 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Lazy Load

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 53 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.

  8. 8.
    ShortPixel Adaptive Images

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 145 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Lazy Load for Videos

    9K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 105 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  10. 10.
    Disable Lazy Load

    9K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 23 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

All 117 plugins tagged “lazy load”