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LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes

by WP Media · 100,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy2 Warnings

Healthy: vulnerability published 9 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.4.1.

87/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security85
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 9 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.4.1. Update to version 2.4.1 or later.9 Oct 2026Evidence
  • WarningSEC-1Vulnerability published 7 Oct 2026, fixed in 2.4.1. Update to version 2.4.1 or later.7 Oct 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
wp_media1 Jan 2014 to 6 Oct 2026, 131 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
29 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

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

Security record

PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Oct 2026LazyLoad Plugin <= 2.4.0 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content7.2<= 2.4.02.4.10
7 Oct 2026LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes <= 2.4.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4<= 2.4.02.4.10

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20241.0
Q4 20241.0
Q2 20255.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q2 2024 and Q2 2025.

Rating distribution
5 star98
4 star9
3 star7
2 star6
1 star19
Latest low reviews

Momentum

100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes
4 May 20262,420
11 May 20264,221
18 May 20263,362
25 May 20264,300
1 Jun 20263,250
8 Jun 20264,119
15 Jun 20265,908
22 Jun 20266,159
29 Jun 20264,868
6 Jul 20264,749
13 Jul 20264,994
20 Jul 20265,594
27 Jul 20265,955
3 Aug 20267,203
10 Aug 20265,027
17 Aug 20265,547
24 Aug 20265,772
31 Aug 20264,053
7 Sep 20266,337
14 Sep 20265,105
21 Sep 20266,026
28 Sep 20264,590
5 Oct 202640,019
12 Oct 202611,130
19 Oct 202611,927
26 Oct 202610,620
2 Nov 20261,588

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Page OptimizeScore 91 · 200,000+Jetpack Boost - Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSSScore 91 · 200,000+Performance LabScore 91 · 100,000+Speculative LoadingScore 91 · 70,000+Optimization DetectiveScore 91 · 60,000+

Facts

Version2.4.1
AuthorWP Media
Added1 Jan 2014
Last updated6 Oct 2026
Active installs100,000+
Requires WordPress4.9
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryPerformance & Optimization > Caching Solutions
Tagslazy load, Lazy Loading, lazy load images, lazy load plugin, defer offscreen images

Other plugins by this author: Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF, BackWPup - WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin, Adminimize, Search & Replace, Heartbeat Control, Increase Maximum Upload File Size, RocketCDN - WordPress CDN Plugin

Questions

Is LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes still maintained?

LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes was last updated on 6 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes safe?

LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 2 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes?

The wordpress.org author is WP Media. Recent committers: wp_media, juliobox, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of LazyLoad Plugin - Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Page Optimize, Jetpack Boost - Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS, Performance Lab, Speculative Loading, Optimization Detective.

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