Custom Header Extended vs Lazy Loader — WordPress

Custom Header Extended vs Lazy Loader

Name: Custom Header Extended
Rating: 5 (12 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Custom Header Extended

5.0·12reviews·1,000+installs

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	Custom Header Extended	Lazy Loader
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Description	1359 / 5000 chars27% used	2373 / 5000 chars47% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Justin Tadlock	Florian Brinkmann
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Feature comparison between Custom Header Extended and Lazy Loader
Metric	Custom Header Extended	Lazy Loader
Rating	★ 5.0 ★	4.7 ★
Total reviews	12	★ 49
Active installs	1,000+	9,000+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Custom Header Extended

A plugin for allowing users to set a custom header on a per-post basis. This plugin hooks into the WordPress custom-header theme feature and overwrites the values on single post views if the post has been given a custom header. Features This plugin creates a custom meta box on the edit post screen. From that point, you can select a custom header image. You can also select whether to display your header text and its color if your theme supports that option. The options you choose will be shown on the single post page on the front end. Requirements Your theme must support the core WordPress implementation of the Custom Headers theme feature. Professional Support If you need professional plugin support from me, the plugin author, you can access the support forums at Theme Hybrid, which is a professional WordPress help/support site where I handle support for all my plugins and themes for a community of 40,000+ users (and growing). Plugin Development If you’re a plugin author or just a code hobbyist, you can follow the development of this plugin on it’s GitHub repository. Donations Yes, I do accept donations. If you want to buy me a beer or whatever, you can do so from my donations page. I appreciate all donations, no matter the size. Further development of this plugin is not contingent on donations, but they are always a nice incentive.

Top keywords

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donations5×2.11%
theme5×2.11%
header4×1.69%
post4×1.69%
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development3×1.27%
professional3×1.27%
wordpress3×1.27%
author2×0.84%
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Lazy Loader

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.

Top keywords

lazy16×4.37%
elements11×3.01%
loading11×3.01%

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Which has better reviews, Custom Header Extended or Lazy Loader?

Custom Header Extended has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 12 reviews) compared to Lazy Loader (4.7★ from 49 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Custom Header Extended or Lazy Loader?

Custom Header Extended holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Custom Header Extended or Lazy Loader?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Lazy Loader has the deeper published review base (49 vs 12), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Custom Header Extended typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (12 reviews). Lazy Loader typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (49 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Custom Header Extended and Lazy Loader?

Migration support varies by app and category. Custom Header Extended and Lazy Loader both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Custom Header Extended" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Custom Header Extended vs Lazy Loader

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Should I choose Custom Header Extended or Lazy Loader?

Which is faster to set up, Custom Header Extended or Lazy Loader?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

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