Lazy Loader for WordPress Plugin Directory
Lazy Loader is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 49 reviews, as of July 10, 2026.
Lazy Loader is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Florian Brinkmann. With a rating of 4.7★ from 49 reviews.
AppRanks data: Lazy Loader ranks #0 in Images on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Lazy Loader is a highly rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Images category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 49 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Florian Brinkmann — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (49) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Lazy Loader works
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Lazy loading plugin that supports images, iFrames, video and audio elements and uses the lightweight lazysizes script. With manual modification of the markup it is also possible to lazy load background images, scripts, and styles.
Lazy loads (without the need of any manually modifications):
Images inserted via img or picture in posts, pages, Custom Post Types, Text Widgets, …
Post thumbnails.
Inline background images.
Or all images and other enabled media in the markup (that is not excluded or already has a lazy loading attribute), via the option to process the complete markup.
iFrames.*
Video elements.*
Audio elements.*
* Can be enabled in the plugin options.
The plugin comes with the following options (under Settings › Media › Lazy Loader options):
Do not lazy load elements with specific CSS classes (you can use the class skip-lazy by default).
Add filters that should be processed by Lazy Loader.
Enable lazy loading for iFrames.
Include the lazysizes native loading plugin that modifies images and iFrames to use the native lazy loading feature of browsers that already support it.
Include the lazysizes unveilhooks plugin that adds support for more elements, for example, video and audio elements.*
Enable lazy loading for the poster frame of video elements.
Enable lazy loading for audio elements.
Enable lazy loading for inline background images.
Display a loading spinner.
Disable the plugin on specific posts/pages (this shows a checkbox in the edit view of all public post types (except attachments) to disable lazy loading for an entire post).
Process the complete markup of the site.
A textarea to modify the default lazysizes config values.
* The unveilhooks extension of lazysizes supports more than video and audio elements, but you need to manually modify the markup to use it for:
Background images not inserted with inline styles.
Scripts.
Styles.
The plugin adds a noscript element as fallback for disabled JavaScript (can be disabled with the lazy_loader_generate_noscript filter).
You can disable lazy loading for elements with specific CSS classes by defining them via the plugin settings (Settings › Media › Lazy Loader options). Or use the skip-lazy class or the data-skip-lazy attribute. skip-lazy and data-skip-lazy also work on wrapper elements to exclude the wrapper and its children from being processed.
Category rankings
As of Jul 10, 2026- Images#0of 193Top 1%
- Lazy Loading#0of 5Top 1%
- Lazysizes#0of 2Top 1%
- Performance#67of 760Top 9%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Lazy Loader stands in the Images category
Lazy Loader ranks #0 of 193 apps in the Images category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Lazy Loader?
Lazy Loader is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 49 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Images category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Florian Brinkmann.
Who uses Lazy Loader?
Currently around 9,000 active stores have installed Lazy Loader. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Images category on WordPress.