LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes

by WP Media

The best free lazy load plugin for WordPress. Lazy load images, videos, and iframes to improve performance and Core Web Vitals scores.

Version 2.4.0 4.2 / 5 rating

Active Installs: 100K+
Rating: 4.2 / 5
Requires PHP: 7.3
Tested Up To: 6.8.6
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2025

External Links

WordPress.org plugin page Plugin website

BenchWP Test Runs

4 total

PHP 8.2 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.2 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 7s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.14s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.06s
Completed: Jul 8, 2026 2:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "install_passed": true,
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    "homepage_status_code": 200,
    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.139253,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.05854,
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    "started_at": "2026-07-08T02:00:06Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-07-08T02:00:11Z",
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    "note": "WP-CLI local runner completed"
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PHP 8.3 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.3 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 100

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 100
Duration: 6s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.13s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.07s
Completed: Jul 8, 2026 2:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 0
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "install_passed": true,
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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.134484,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.065014,
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    "completed_at": "2026-07-08T02:00:16Z",
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PHP 8.4 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.4 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 80

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 80
Duration: 5s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.16s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.11s
Completed: Jul 8, 2026 2:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 27
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "install_passed": true,
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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.160162,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.107686,
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    "score": 80,
    "started_at": "2026-07-08T02:00:18Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-07-08T02:00:22Z",
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PHP 8.5 / WP 7.0

PHP 8.5 · WordPress 7.0

Completed Score 80

Test Outcome

Install: Pass
Activation: Pass
Score: 80
Duration: 5s
Runner: wp-cli-local
Note: WP-CLI local runner completed

HTTP Checks

Homepage Status: 200
Homepage Time: 0.12s
Admin Status: 302
Admin Time: 0.06s
Completed: Jul 8, 2026 2:00 AM

Plugin Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 27
Notices: 0

Runner Log Counts

Errors: 0
Warnings: 0
Deprecated: 212
Notices: 0

Raw JSON

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    "homepage_time_seconds": 0.122438,
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    "admin_time_seconds": 0.059642,
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    "started_at": "2026-07-08T02:00:24Z",
    "completed_at": "2026-07-08T02:00:28Z",
    "duration_seconds": 5.5935,
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