Best lazyload plugins for WordPress
The most popular lazyload plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. a3 Lazy Load leads with 80K+ active installs, ahead of Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … (20K+) and LWS Optimize (20K+). All 37 plugins tagged “lazyload” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 lazyload plugins
- 1.a3 Lazy Load
The most installed lazyload plugin, with 80K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 148 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …20K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 169 reviews, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 3.LWS Optimize
20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 9 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 4.Powerkit
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 14 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
Disable Lazy Load9K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 23 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 6.
Native Lazyload5K+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 31 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 7.
Lazy Load Optimizer3K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 24 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 8.Helper Lite for PageSpeed
2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Lazy Load Elementor Background Images1K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 8 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.
- 10.
Smart LazyLoad400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
All 37 plugins tagged “lazyload”
a3 Lazy Load
Up in the last 7 days:1#502by Steve Truman4 months ago
Use a3 Lazy Load for images, videos, iframes that are not lazy loaded by WordPress core. Instantly improve your sites load time and dramatically impro …
- Installs
- 80K+
- Rating
- 4.3(148)
- Downloads
- 333/day

Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick …
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,180by Nicolas Jonas28 days ago
Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or Blocks to customize videos to your needs.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.2(169)
- Downloads
- 249/day
LWS Optimize
Up in the last 7 days:8#1,382by Aurélien LWS25 days ago
All-in-one speed optimization: caching, WebP/AVIF, Critical CSS, lazy loading, CDN, and more. Instantly boost Core Web Vitals and site speed!
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.6(9)
- Downloads
- 169/day
Powerkit
Down in the last 7 days:28#1,610by codesupplyco3 months ago
Essential components for every WordPress site: share buttons, social links, social media integrations, galleries, lazyload, custom widgets, and more.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(14)
- Downloads
- 277/day

Disable Lazy Load
Down in the last 7 days:8#2,244by Jeff Starr5 days ago
Activate this plugin to disable the Lazy Loading feature that was added in WP v5.5.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.5(23)
- Downloads
- 55/day

Native Lazyload
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,076by Felix Arntz7 years ago
Lazy-loads media using the native browser feature.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 3.0(31)
- Downloads
- 21/day

Lazy Load Optimizer
Down in the last 7 days:17#4,135by Processby5 years ago
Lazy loading images and iframes to speed up sites page load speed.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(24)
- Downloads
- 18/day
Helper Lite for PageSpeed
Down in the last 7 days:32#4,860by seojacky2 months ago
Speed up your site with attributes decoding="async" & loading="lazy" for <img> and <iframe>.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 21/day

Lazy Load Elementor Background Images
Down in the last 7 days:43#6,171by James Revillini6 years ago
Lazy load background images of Elementor sections, columns, and some elements. Compatible with Elementor Pro.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 3.6(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Smart LazyLoad
Down in the last 7 days:3#9,944by Jumedeen khan26 days ago
The best free lazy load plugin for WordPress. Lazy load images, videos, and iframes and improve page speed, performance, and Core Web Vitals scores.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

A faster website! (aka defer.js)
Down in the last 7 days:98#11,894by shinsenter1 year ago
🚀 Unleash the power of cutting edge WordPress optimization tech. 💯 SEO-Optimized and 🎯 Effortlessly User-Friendly!
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.9(45)
- Downloads
- 7/day
WP Lozad
Down in the last 7 days:316#15,431by john13023 years ago
Preparation of html content for processing javascript plugin lozad.js on front.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Lazy load videos and sticky control
Up in the last 7 days:87#17,760by Aishan2 months ago
Lazy load videos and keep them visible with sticky playback support.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Optimize More!
Down in the last 7 days:87#19,869by Arya Dhiratara3 years ago
A lightweight yet powerful image, iframe, and video optimization plugin. Lazy load, preload, and more. No jquery dependency.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Lazyload, Preload, and More!
Down in the last 7 days:58#21,616by Arya Dhiratara3 years ago
A drop dead simple and lightweight image, iframe, and video optimization plugin to satisfy Google PageSpeed Insights and Core Web Vitals.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

SlimFast
Down in the last 7 days:235#27,359by ThinkSmall6 years ago
This minimalist lazyloader makes your video pages slimmer and faster. SlimFast replaces heavy YouTube iframes by their thumbnail. View a demo.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lazy Fade
#29,587by Ben Dunkle11 months ago
Lazy Fade is a simple plugin to enhance the presentation of your site. As the user scrolls, content will slightly fade and animate into view, adding a …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Native Image Lazy Loading
Down in the last 7 days:277#30,623by Justin Downey7 years ago
Automatically add the new loading attribute to images within your content to support native image lazy loading.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lazy Optimization
#32,033by yasir1296 years ago
Lazy Optimization speeds up your website by lazy loading background images that are in the external CSS files.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple lyteload
Down in the last 7 days:216#32,861by Bainternet10 years ago
A simple plugin to integrate jQuery lazyLoad for lazy loading images.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

iframe
Up in the last 7 days:5,694#34,172by wpacho6 years ago
Fully interactive and fast loading iframe.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Responsive Woocommerce Product Scroll Slider
Down in the last 7 days:188#34,533by rajuranjan8 years ago
Woocommerce Scroll Slider Plugin is a beautifully designed and an OwlCarousel-master plugin.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Iframe Lazy Load
#34,667by bryanpaulmiller7 years ago
Lazy load iframes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Comments Avatar Lazyload
Up in the last 7 days:5,230#35,207by litefeel9 years ago
Comments Avatar Lazyload at server side load replace the src property of img tag. It is relly lazyload. It was successfully checked by W3C.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

wao.io
Up in the last 7 days:6,733#37,367by wao.io6 years ago
wao.io is a free plugin to test loading time and security of your wordpress site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
YS images lazyload (Server Side)
Up in the last 7 days:707#37,890by YSjia14 years ago
Inspired by jQuery lazyload plug-in, but due to different browsers can not guarantee that images are lazy (like chrome), so using server-side image sr …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Devrama Image Lazyload
Up in the last 7 days:4,151#38,575by calmgracian12 years ago
Devrama Image Lazyload loads images in the content of your post as you scroll down. It makes the page load faster and reduce server traffic.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

NG-Lazyload
Down in the last 7 days:1,378#41,194by nikita.global4 years ago
Enables 'lazyload' for all thumbnails and images in the content. Developed by Nikita Menshutin https://nikita.global/
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
MooTools Image Lazy Load WP
#42,912by morsel16 years ago
add MooTools lazy loading to images
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Be Lazy
Up in the last 7 days:154#45,235by fayne7 years ago
Enhance your website's user experience and seo ranking by lazy loading images.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TDT Lazyload
Down in the last 7 days:1,927#47,100by duonganhtuan8 years ago
Save tons of bandwidth and make website load faster because it's make image on website only load when it needs (scroll into the viewport)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Image lazyloading by Fastseen
#57,090by dathoangnd6 years ago
Boost your website to lightning speed with image lazyloading. Free plan with live chat support available.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Caching Out
Down in the last 7 days:14,589#65,738by CachingOut1 day ago
Page caching, browser caching, compression and lazy loading - on the moment you activate. Never cached for logged-in visitors or carts.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 25/day

SARVAROV Lazy Load
Up in the last 7 days:5,664#67,352by Roman Sarvarov6 years ago
Lazy Load all your images, videos & iframes with blurred LQIP and average color placeholder. Inspired by Medium.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Mega Lazyload
Down in the last 7 days:12,419#67,668by M39A6 years ago
Whether building a masonry grid, or trying to increase pagespeed, sometimes it makes sense to use a png as a spacer. Mega lazyload generates automatic …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
NavThems Lazy Load
#71,398by NavThemes7 years ago
This plugin helps to improve loading speed and page insight by implemeting lazy load.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day