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Best lazy loading plugins for WordPress

The most popular lazy loading plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. LazyLoad Plugin leads with 100K+ active installs, ahead of a3 Lazy Load (80K+) and Lazy Loader (8K+). All 28 plugins tagged “Lazy Loading” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 lazy loading plugins

  1. 1.
    LazyLoad Plugin

    The most installed lazy loading plugin, with 100K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 139 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    a3 Lazy Load

    80K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 148 reviews, updated 4 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Lazy Loader

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 49 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  4. 4.
    Lazy Load Optimizer

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 24 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.

  5. 5.
    Disable Lazy Load

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 6 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.1.16.

  6. 6.
    WPSocialite

    200+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 21 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.

  7. 7.
    Dominant Colors Lazy Loading

    90+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.

  8. 8.
    Infinite Scroll Random Post

    90+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  9. 9.
    Smart Image Loader

    90+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  10. 10.
    Focalio

    70+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.

All 28 plugins tagged “Lazy Loading”