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Lazy Load for Videos

by kevinweber · 9,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 25 Oct 2026, 10 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Lazy Load for Videos
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Lazy Load for Videos still maintained?
Yes. Last release 25 Oct 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months. 25 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Lazy Load for Videos, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer kevinweber since Mar 2013. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Lazy Load for Videos removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Lazy Load for Videos safe?
3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.18.12). Not on the exploited list. 26 Oct 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Lazy Load for Videos update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.18.12. No one-star spike after it. 25 Oct 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.

Committers and their active periods
kevinweber11 Mar 2013 to 25 Oct 2026, 269 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
10 days ago
Releases, 24 months
10
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Lazy Load for Videos
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20255
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20262
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 25 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.4.

Rating distribution
5 star88
4 star0
3 star0
2 star4
1 star13

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (3 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.18.12).

Show 3 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
26 Oct 2026Lazy Load for Videos <= 2.18.11 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.18.112.18.12Patched before disclosure
26 Aug 2025Lazy Load for Videos <= 2.18.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via data-video-title and href Attributes6.4<= 2.18.72.18.8Patched before disclosure
12 Oct 2023Lazy Load for Videos <= 2.18.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 2.18.22.18.3553

Changelog mentions of security fixes: 2.18.12 (security, XSS).

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

9,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Lazy Load for Videos
4 May 202699
11 May 2026304
18 May 20265,463
25 May 20261,014
1 Jun 2026642
8 Jun 2026466
15 Jun 2026559
22 Jun 2026499
29 Jun 2026517
6 Jul 2026421
13 Jul 2026394
20 Jul 2026410
27 Jul 2026391
3 Aug 2026412
10 Aug 2026320
17 Aug 2026318
24 Aug 2026340
31 Aug 2026324
7 Sep 2026334
14 Sep 2026315
21 Sep 2026365
28 Sep 2026419
5 Oct 2026420
12 Oct 2026369
19 Oct 20262,043
26 Oct 20264,271
2 Nov 2026179

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 114% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.18.12
Authorkevinweber
Added11 Mar 2013
Last updated25 Oct 2026
Active installs9,000+
Requires WordPress5.6
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.2
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagsvimeo, privacy, youtube, lazy load, performance

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Questions

Is Lazy Load for Videos still maintained?

Yes. Last release 25 Oct 2026, 10 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Lazy Load for Videos, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer kevinweber since Mar 2013.

Was Lazy Load for Videos removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Lazy Load for Videos safe?

3 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.18.12). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Lazy Load for Videos update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.18.12. No one-star spike after it.

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