9 Best LazyLoad Plugin Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
LazyLoad Plugin has 100,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 9 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 9 closest alternatives to LazyLoad Plugin
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Lazy Load Optimizer
Closest match4.4 (24) 3,000+ active installsLazy loading images and iframes to speed up sites page load speed.
Shares the lazy load, Lazy Loading tags on WordPress.org. 3,000+ installs against 100,000+, no update since January 16, 2021.
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4.3 (148) 90,000+ active installsUse a3 Lazy Load for images, videos, iframes that are not lazy loaded by WordPress core. Instantly improve your sites load time and dramatically impro …
Shares the Lazy Loading tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.3 against 4.2, last updated July 8, 2026.
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4.8 (206) 20,000+ active installsHigh performance YouTube video, playlist and audio-only embeds which don't slow down your blog and offer optimal accessibility.
Shares the lazy load tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.2, last updated 18 days ago.
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4.0 (53) 10,000+ active installsLazy load images to improve page load times and server bandwidth. Images are loaded only when visible to the user.
Shares the lazy load tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, rated 4.0 against 4.2, no update since November 22, 2018.
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EWWW Image Optimizer
Paid version available4.8 (1,838) 1 million+ active installsComprehensive image optimization with WebP, AVIF, Lazy Load, and more. Optimize images automatically for Faster Sites and Happy Visitors.
Shares the lazy load tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.2, last updated 6 days ago.
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4.6 (572) 100,000+ active installsA multi-featured plugin to embed YouTube in WordPress. Embed a video, YouTube channel gallery, playlist, or YouTube livestream. Defer JavaScript too!
Shares the lazy load tag on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.6 against 4.2, last updated today.
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Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load
4.8 (287) 30,000+ active installsAdd infinite scroll, lazy loading, and load more buttons to posts, pages, and WooCommerce products — fast and fully customizable for WordPress.
Shares the lazy load tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.2, last updated July 22, 2026.
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4.9 (274) 20,000+ active installsLoad products from next page via AJAX with infinite scrolling or load more products button
Shares the lazy load tag on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.2, last updated 11 days ago.
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ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization
4.8 (144) 10,000+ active installsStart serving properly sized, smart cropped & optimized images, plus CSS, JS and fonts from our CDN with a click; Automatic AVIF & WebP support.
Shares the lazy load tag on WordPress.org. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, rated 4.8 against 4.2, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from LazyLoad Plugin: common questions
What is the best alternative to LazyLoad Plugin?
Lazy Load Optimizer is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 3,000+ active installs with a 4.4 out of 5 rating.
Which LazyLoad Plugin alternative has the most users?
EWWW Image Optimizer, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which LazyLoad Plugin alternative is rated highest?
Load More Products for WooCommerce, rated 4.9 out of 5 by 274 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these LazyLoad Plugin alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with LazyLoad Plugin score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against LazyLoad Plugin on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Lazy Load Optimizer is the closest match to LazyLoad Plugin by the data we track, and EWWW Image Optimizer has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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