Smart LazyLoad
Smart LazyLoad – Lazy Load Images, Videos and Iframes
by Jumedeen khan · WordPress.org page · Website
Smart LazyLoad has 300+ active installs on WordPress.org and 15,560 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Smart LazyLoad at a glance
Is Smart LazyLoad well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- Images — inside post/page content, featured images, widget images, and avatars
- Responsive <picture> sources — defers every <source> inside a <picture> element (WebP, hi-DPI, art-directed crops) in lock-step with its fallback <img>, so the…
- Background images — inline style="background-image", a manual data-bg attribute, and retina/responsive backgrounds via CSS image-set() or a manual data-bg-set…
- Iframes — any embedded iframe, including YouTube and Vimeo players
- Native <video> — HTML5 <video> tags, their <source> children, and poster images
- YouTube click-to-play thumbnails — an optional mode that replaces a YouTube iframe with a lightweight clickable thumbnail until the visitor actually wants to…
- Smiley images — text smilies (e.g. :mrgreen:) that still resolve to an image file are lazy-loaded like any other image; smilies rendered as Unicode emoji are…
Smart LazyLoad reviews and ratings
5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Absolutely amazing
This need to be part of the core of all the modern websites
evergf88 -
This plugin is working even better than my expectations
This plugin is working even better than my expectations. I was really looking for a lightweight solution for pages with a lot of images, and this plugin fits perfectly. It does exactly what it promises. Thanks to the developer!
jamshedkhan -
Works when others dont
All others failed for my homepage, and archive pages, not this one, good plugin. Thanks!
Jimmy Lee -
Works very good
This plugin works very good. Most lazy load plugins cause problems somewhere on the website but this one doesn't. Great plugin.
AlfredG -
💯 Excellent plugin, Improves Page Load time Instantly ⚡
A must-have for the fastest page load time, save bandwidth cost. Just install and activate and your site is ready to load with Rocket speed. Awesome work, Highly recommended!
Gulshan Kumar
Details
Speed up your WordPress website with the lightweight Vanilla Lazy Load JS for images, videos, and iframes to improve performance and Core Web Vitals.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- lazy load
- lazy load images
- Lazy Loading
- lazyload
- performance
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- Version
- 2.9.5
- Last updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- First published
- Jan 1, 2019
- Requires WordPress
- 5.8
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Smart LazyLoad FAQ
What does Smart LazyLoad do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, Smart LazyLoad offers Images — inside post/page content, featured images, widget images, and avatars, Responsive <picture> sources — defers every <source> inside a <picture> element (WebP, hi-DPI, art-directed crops) in lock-step with its fallback <img>, so the, Background images — inline style="background-image", a manual data-bg attribute, and retina/responsive backgrounds via CSS image-set() or a manual data-bg-set, Iframes — any embedded iframe, including YouTube and Vimeo players and Native <video> — HTML5 <video> tags, their <source> children, and poster images.
How many active installs does Smart LazyLoad have?
WordPress.org reports 300+ active installs for Smart LazyLoad as of September 7, 2026.
Is Smart LazyLoad still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is Smart LazyLoad free?
Smart LazyLoad is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.