Best Lazyload WordPress Plugins (September 2026)

Best Lazyload Plugins for WordPress
Rank	Plugin	Active installs	Rating	Updated	Health
1	a3 Lazy Load Use a3 Lazy Load for images, videos, iframes that are not lazy loaded by WordPress core… by Steve Truman	90K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (148)	3 months ago	69
2	Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouT… Level up your basic video embeds! Advanced features, privacy. Use URLs, Shortcodes or… by Nicolas Jonas	20K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (169)	2 months ago	81
3	LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools All-in-one speed optimization: caching, WebP/AVIF, Critical CSS, lazy loading, CDN, and… by Aurélien LWS	20K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (9)	2 weeks ago	67
4	Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site Essential components for every WordPress site: share buttons, social links, social media… by codesupplyco	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (14)	2 months ago	63
5	Disable Lazy Load Activate this plugin to disable the Lazy Loading feature that was added in WP v5.5. by Jeff Starr	9K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (23)	2 months ago	83
6	Native Lazyload Lazy-loads media using the native browser feature. by Felix Arntz	5K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3 (31)	7 years ago	36
7	Helper Lite for PageSpeed Speed up your site with attributes decoding="async" & loading="lazy" for and . by seojacky	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9)	1 month ago	79
8	Lazy Load Optimizer Lazy loading images and iframes to speed up sites page load speed. by Processby	3K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (24)	6 years ago	42
9	Lazy Load Elementor Background Images Lazy load background images of Elementor sections, columns, and some elements. Compatible… by James Revillini	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3.6 (8)	7 years ago	33
10	Smart LazyLoad – Lazy Load Images, Videos and Iframes The best lazy load plugin for WordPress. Lazy loading images, videos, and iframes to… by Jumedeen khan	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5)	3 weeks ago	81
11	A faster website! (aka defer.js) 🚀 Unleash the power of cutting edge WordPress optimization tech. 💯 SEO-Optimized and 🎯… by shinsenter	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (45)	1 year ago	52
12	WP Lozad Preparation of html content for processing javascript plugin lozad.js on front. by john1302	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	3 years ago	32
13	Lazy load videos and sticky control Lazy load videos and keep them visible with sticky playback support. by Aishan	80+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (5)	1 month ago	68
14	Lazyload, Preload, and More! A drop dead simple and lightweight image, iframe, and video optimization plugin to satisfy… by Arya Dhiratara	70+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	3 years ago	32
15	Optimize More! – Images A lightweight yet powerful image, iframe, and video optimization plugin. Lazy load… by Arya Dhiratara	60+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4)	3 years ago	32
16	SlimFast – YouTube Lazyloader This minimalist lazyloader makes your video pages slimmer and faster. SlimFast replaces… by ThinkSmall	20+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	6 years ago	31
17	Lazy Fade Lazy Fade is a simple plugin to enhance the presentation of your site. As the user scrolls… by Ben Dunkle	20+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	10 months ago	39
18	Native Image Lazy Loading Automatically add the new loading attribute to images within your content to support native… by Justin Downey	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (1)	7 years ago	27
19	Lazy Optimization Lazy Optimization speeds up your website by lazy loading background images that are in the… by yasir129	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	6 years ago	30
20	Mobile Booster Need some help with the mobile website experience? Need to keep your mobile visitors… by Rui Guerreiro	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	5 years ago	30
21	Responsive Woocommerce Product Scroll Slider Woocommerce Scroll Slider Plugin is a beautifully designed and an OwlCarousel-master plugin. by rajuranjan	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4 (7)	8 years ago	31
22	Iframe Lazy Load Lazy load iframes. by bryanpaulmiller	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3)	7 years ago	30
23	Simple lyteload A simple plugin to integrate jQuery lazyLoad for lazy loading images. by Bainternet	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3)	10 years ago	30
24	iframe – Responsive, Lazy Load Fully interactive and fast loading iframe. by wpacho	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	6 years ago	23
25	MooTools Image Lazy Load WP add MooTools lazy loading to images by morsel	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	16 years ago	23
26	YS images lazyload (Server Side) Inspired by jQuery lazyload plug-in, but due to different browsers can not guarantee that… by YSjia	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	14 years ago	30
27	wao.io wao.io is a free plugin to test loading time and security of your wordpress site. by wao.io	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	6 years ago	30
28	Comments Avatar Lazyload Comments Avatar Lazyload at server side load replace the src property of img tag. It is… by litefeel	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	10 years ago	30
29	Devrama Image Lazyload Devrama Image Lazyload loads images in the content of your post as you scroll down. It… by calmgracian	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	13 years ago	30
30	NG-Lazyload Enables 'lazyload' for all thumbnails and images in the content. Developed by Nikita… by nikita.global	10+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	4 years ago	30

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

25 Update freshness
20 Works with the latest WordPress
25 Rating, weighted by review count
15 Support threads resolved
15 Active installs

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Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular lazyload plugin for WordPress?

a3 Lazy Load is the most popular lazyload plugin with 90K+ active installs and a 4.3/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many lazyload plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 36 plugins tagged “lazyload” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which lazyload plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, A faster website! (aka defer.js) has the highest rating at 4.9/5 from 45 reviews.

Are these lazyload plugins actively maintained?

2 of the top 30 lazyload plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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