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Lazy Load

By Automattic

Performance & Optimization / Caching Solutions

Lazy Load Review - In-Depth Analysis

Lazy Load images to enhance page speed and reduce server load. Images are only loaded when they are in the user's viewport.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.74/10

User Rating

4/5 (based on 53+ reviews)

Active Installations

10,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Lazy load images to improve page load times. This technique uses jQuery.sonar to ensure that images are only loaded when they are visible in the viewport. This helps in reducing the initial load time of the page and saves server bandwidth.

This plugin is a collaboration of code contributions from the WordPress.com VIP team at Automattic, the TechCrunch 2011 Redesign team, and Jake Goldman from 10up LLC.

It utilizes jQuery.sonar by Dave Artz, which is designed to optimize image loading and enhance user experience.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Lazy Load plugin.

lazy load

image optimization

page load speed

FAQ

add_filter( ‘lazyload_images_placeholder_image’, ‘my_custom_lazyload_placeholder_image’ );
function my_custom_lazyload_placeholder_image( $image ) {
return ‘http://url/to/image’;
}

You can use the lazyload_images_add_placeholders helper function:

if ( function_exists( 'lazyload_images_add_placeholders' ) )     $content = lazyload_images_add_placeholders( $content );

Or, you can add an attribute called “data-lazy-src” with the source of the image URL and set the actual image URL to a transparent 1×1 pixel.

You can also use output buffering, though this isn’t recommended:

if ( function_exists( 'lazyload_images_add_placeholders' ) )     ob_start( 'lazyload_images_add_placeholders' );

This will lazy load all your images.

Contributors and developers

“Lazy Load” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Free Version

WPS

6.74

Average

Pro version

Ratings

4 out of 5 | 53

Version

0.6.1

Last updated

7 years ago

Active installations

10,000+

WordPress version

5.0.25 or higher

PHP version

or higher

Languages

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Lazy Load Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Other Notable Features

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (53)

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Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (1)

WPS

6.74

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