Lazy Loader focuses on reducing page load times and bandwidth usage by loading images and media only when needed. It is catalogued under Compression & format conversion on PulseGate.

Who is Lazy Loader for?

Lazy Loader is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and developers.

Does Lazy Loader have a free plan?

Yes — Lazy Loader is free to use.

Is Lazy Loader still maintained?

It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.

What are alternatives to Lazy Loader?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Smart LazyLoad, Lazy load images and background images, and Lazy Load Anything.

Who develops Lazy Loader?

Lazy Loader is developed by Florian Brinkmann.

How long has Lazy Loader been around?

Lazy Loader first shipped in 2014.

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Lazy Loader

Name: Lazy Loader
Author: Florian Brinkmann

wordpress.orgCompression & format conversion

Lazy Loader is a WordPress plugin that defers loading images, iframes, video, audio, and other enabled media until they are needed. It uses the lazysizes script and can also process background images, scripts, styles, and complete page markup.

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17.7kstars

1.7kforks

2alternatives

8features

2014since

Overview

8 features

In the Compression & format conversion space, Lazy Loader takes a focused approach. It focuses on reducing page load times and bandwidth usage by loading images and media only when needed. Lazy Loader is a B2B product aimed at wordPress site owners and developers. Lazy Loader is free to use. It ships for the web.

Behind Lazy Loader is Florian Brinkmann, and it first shipped in 2014. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 17.7k stars. Among its 8 catalogued features are image lazy loading, iframe lazy loading, and video lazy loading. It is being sunset.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Image lazy loading
Iframe lazy loading
Video lazy loading
Audio lazy loading
Background images
Markup processing
Post thumbnails
Lazysizes integration

Built with & integrations

Runs on

Browser

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed2 Sept · 11:36 UTC
Lazy Loader verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Lazy Loader

What is Lazy Loader?: Lazy Loader focuses on reducing page load times and bandwidth usage by loading images and media only when needed. It is catalogued under Compression & format conversion on PulseGate.
Who is Lazy Loader for?: Lazy Loader is a B2B product built for wordPress site owners and developers.
Does Lazy Loader have a free plan?: Yes — Lazy Loader is free to use.
What platforms does Lazy Loader run on?: Lazy Loader runs on the web.
Is Lazy Loader still maintained?: It is being sunset according to the latest indexed signals.
What are alternatives to Lazy Loader?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Smart LazyLoad, Lazy load images and background images, and Lazy Load Anything.Smart LazyLoad Lazy load images and background images Lazy Load Anything
Who develops Lazy Loader?: Lazy Loader is developed by Florian Brinkmann.
How long has Lazy Loader been around?: Lazy Loader first shipped in 2014.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · API
Languages: English
License: MIT
First seen: 2 Sept 2026
Status: 🔴 Sunsetting
Built for: WordPress site owners and developers
Model: B2B
Solves: Reducing page load times and bandwidth usage by loading images and media only when needed.

Registered as

WordPress.org: lazy-loading-responsive-images

Developer

Florian Brinkmann

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 17,718
Forks: 1,688
Open issues: 209
Last commit: 3 Apr 2024
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 57
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: gh-pages
Latest release: 5.3.1 · 27 Mar 2021

Index record

Indexed: 2 Sept 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sept 2026
Last seen: 2 Sept 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: lazy-loader-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 2 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 2 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 2 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/lazy-loading-responsive-images

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