Preload LCP Image
by Rhys Wynne · WordPress.org page · Website
Preload LCP Image has 4,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 45,939 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 15, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Preload LCP Image at a glance
Is Preload LCP Image well maintained?
Preload LCP Image reviews and ratings
5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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Good Plugin But Lacks product_cat tax thumbnail automatic support
Good Plugin ! Works Well but I use product_cat thumbnail as a background image and it's not automatically applied like the product featured images do for products.
alexandreromani2206 -
Excellent plugin
Excellent plugin that does exactly what it says.I had an issue with avif format images and the developer promptly resolved it.
wpcheetah -
Preload LCP Image on CPT and Blog Categories
I've built custom post types with it's own categories. Each category has it's own featured image, is there any way I can use your plugin on these category images? The same would be relevant for blog post categories. ...or is the idea that the "Default to Featured Image" option in settings cover the above? Thx.
Fanus -
Great Plugin
We have just been testing this plugin and found that it can really give your website real-world performance improvements. Definitely worth keeping in your WordPress plugin arsenal 👍
EncodeDotHost -
Works!
Plugin working as described, really like that you added "fetchpriority high" I do have a suggestion for some future update though: I have a large site with nearly 1000 posts, would love if the plugin could automatically add Preload to post featured images, or possible by Class Name, in my instance that would be: class="post-featured-image" This would save users with large sites from having to updated hundreds if not thousands of posts, Thanks for listening and good luck with Preload LCP Image, Good Plugin!
Jimmy Lee
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Details
Allows you to specify on individual pages or posts the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Image on that page to preload, making the page load quicker.
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Tags
- largest contentful paint
- lcp
- preload
- site optimisation
- site-speed
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- Version
- 1.6
- Last updated
- Apr 15, 2026
- First published
- Jan 31, 2023
- Requires WordPress
- 6.1.2
- Tested up to
- 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 8.0
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
Preload LCP Image FAQ
How many active installs does Preload LCP Image have?
WordPress.org reports 4,000+ active installs for Preload LCP Image as of September 7, 2026.
Is Preload LCP Image still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on April 15, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
Does Preload LCP Image have good support?
On the WordPress.org forum, 0 of 1 recent support threads for Preload LCP Image are marked resolved. That is the developer's free support; a paid version usually comes with its own channel.
Is Preload LCP Image free?
Preload LCP Image is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.