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Disable Lazy Load
A tiny utility that might leave you hanging on newer WordPress versions.
Healthy
76/100
This lightweight tool solves a specific problem but may struggle with certain WordPress versions.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.5★
23 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-4%
Holding steady
53 → 51 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Holding steady · -4% in the last year
53/day a year ago→51/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayDisable Lazy Load is praised for its simplicity and immediate effectiveness, but several users report it stops working on newer WordPress versions.
What people like
- +Works immediately after installation with no configuration needed×3
- +Compatible with WordPress 6.1.1
- +Resolves conflicts with other lazy-load plugins and lets you exclude featured images
- +Responsive, first-class support from the author
- +Saves time by replacing manual code snippets
- +Effectively fixes lazy-load related issues (e.g., slider glitches) quickly×2
- +Easy to add, configure and uses safe code×2
Common complaints
- −Stops working on WordPress 5.9, leaving lazy load still active (since 5.9)×2
- −Does not work on WordPress 5.6; lazy-load classes remain on images (since 5.6)
- −Fails to disable lazy load on some installations, leaving it active
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.45★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 4%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-10-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 23 total
Latest reviews · 23 analyzed
- 2025-07-17★★★★★Not workingJohn Quail
- 2023-09-27★★★★★Works like a charm!Liew Cheon-Fong
- 2023-02-02★★★★★Works like a charmdurakro
- 2022-12-28★★★★★Nicemertoncel
- 2022-09-25★★★★★Stellar work from Jeff Starrnyxmidnight
- 2022-08-22★★★★★Very niceMax Shostak
- 2022-06-22★★★★★Another great plugin from Jeff Starrhganev
- 2022-06-22★★★★★no longer works in wordpress 5.9donpi73
- 2022-05-15★★★★★not working on WP 5.9Andrew Lazarev
- 2022-04-28★★★★★Perfect, With First-Class Support.stumur
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNAlternatives to Disable Lazy Load
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the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
51
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
59
Prior 7-day baseline
43
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
258
Mean release-day peak (30d)
46
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-13.6%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.94
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
87%
5★ share in analyzed sample
4%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.48 → 4.45★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered