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Velocity

200+ installs · #11,227 most popular

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Lazy Load for Videos
Shares 3 of Velocity's 5 tags.
Most installed
Speed Optimizer
1M+ active installs.
Best rated
Advanced Database Cleaner
4.9 out of 5 from 1,962 reviews.
Most recently updated
Jetpack Boost
Updated on Nov 6, 2026.
  1. Lazy Load for Videos

    by kevinweber

    Boost page speed by replacing embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos with a clickable preview image. Video scripts only load on click.

    Installs
    9K+
    Rank
    #2,242
    Rating
    4.4(105)
    Updated
    14 days ago

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  2. All-in-One Video Gallery

    by Plugins360 Labs

    Video gallery plugin for WordPress with a built-in HTML5 player. Embed YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Rumble, and self-hosted videos.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,380
    Rating
    4.8(137)
    Updated
    3 days ago

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  3. WP YouTube Lyte

    by Frank Goossens

    High performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #1,096
    Rating
    4.8(206)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  4. Speed Optimizer

    by SiteGround

    Boost your website performance and page speed, and increase conversions with powerful caching, frontend, media, and environment optimizations.

    Installs
    1M+
    Rank
    #44
    Rating
    4.2(641)
    Updated
    6 days ago

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  5. Jetpack Boost

    by Automattic

    Speed up your WordPress site with one-click optimizations like Page Cache, Critical CSS, and Image CDN to improve Core Web Vitals.

    Installs
    200K+
    Rank
    #245
    Rating
    4.7(612)
    Updated
    2 days ago

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

    by embedplus

    A multi-featured plugin to embed YouTube in WordPress. Embed a video, YouTube channel gallery, playlist, or YouTube livestream. Defer JavaScript too!

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #360
    Rating
    4.6(572)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  7. Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin)

    by Syed Balkhi

    The Feeds for YouTube plugin allows you to display customizable YouTube feeds from any YouTube channel.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #350
    Rating
    4.8(205)
    Updated
    6 days ago

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  8. Advanced Database Cleaner

    by Younes JFR.

    Clean database by deleting orphaned data such as 'revisions', 'expired transients', optimize database and more...

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #340
    Rating
    4.9(2K)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  9. Performance Lab

    by WordPress Performance Team

    Performance plugin from the WordPress Performance Team, which is a collection of standalone performance features.

    Installs
    100K+
    Rank
    #305
    Rating
    4.3(51)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  10. NitroPack

    by NitroPack

    Boost site speed and performance with an all-in-one cache and speed optimization plugin. Pass Core Web Vitals with CDN, image optimization, lazy loadi …

    Installs
    80K+
    Rank
    #500
    Rating
    4.3(311)
    Updated
    3 days ago

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  11. Speculative Loading

    by WordPress Performance Team

    Enables browsers to speculatively prerender or prefetch pages to achieve near-instant loads based on user interaction.

    Installs
    60K+
    Rank
    #615
    Rating
    5.0(18)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  12. Hummingbird Performance

    by WPMU DEV - Your All-in-One WordPress Platform

    Optimize PageSpeed Performance & Core Web Vitals, Advanced Cache, Minify CSS & JavaScript, Inline Critical CSS, Defer CSS & JS, Smush & Lazy Load, CDN

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #598
    Rating
    4.7(1.5K)
    Updated
    5 days ago

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