Lazy Load for Comments
Healthy: maintained, last release 18 Sep 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Lazy Load for Comments still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 18 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 18 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Lazy Load for Comments, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer joelcj91 since Nov 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Lazy Load for Comments removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Lazy Load for Comments safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Lazy Load for Comments update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1.0. No one-star spike after it. 18 Sep 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| joelcj91 | 17 Nov 2016 to 18 Sep 2026, 44 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 47 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 18 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.7.
| 5 star | 24 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 31 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 53 |
| 18 May 2026 | 48 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,463 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,289 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 344 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 177 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 142 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 170 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 207 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 172 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 208 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 244 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 172 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 129 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 165 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,603 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 818 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 756 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,779 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,352 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 914 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 859 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 277 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 249 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 182 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 23 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 64% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.1.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Joel James |
| Added | 21 Jul 2016 |
| Last updated | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Active installs | 2,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | comments, lazy load, Page Speed, performance, lazyload comments |
Other plugins by this author: Loggedin - Session Manager: Limit Concurrent Logins & Auto Logout, Disqus Conditional Load, Disable Post Revision, Lazy Social Comments, Bible Verses - Random Bible Verses, Convocept - Fast Native Comment System
Questions
Is Lazy Load for Comments still maintained?
Yes. Last release 18 Sep 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Lazy Load for Comments, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer joelcj91 since Nov 2016.
Was Lazy Load for Comments removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.
Is Lazy Load for Comments safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Lazy Load for Comments update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.0. No one-star spike after it.