The best free lazy load plugin for WordPress. Lazy load images, videos, and iframes to improve performance and Core Web Vitals scores.
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
This plugin will significantly boost your WordPress website’s performance by converting existing images to WebP format and enabling lazy loading.
Activate this plugin to disable the Lazy Loading feature that was added in WP v5.5.
All kinds of images and background lazy loading solutions. Make your web pages fast on all devices.
The best free lazy load plugin for WordPress. Lazy load images, videos, and iframes and improve page speed, performance, and Core Web Vitals scores.
Lazy Load for Commentsv2.1.0
Speed up your posts by lazy-loading the WordPress comments on scroll or click. Works with classic and block themes.
Unlimited image optimization on your own server: compression, WebP and AVIF, lazy load, alt text, thumbnails and safe SVG. No credits or API keys.
Replaces empty WP-Rocket lazy-load placeholders with lightweight, blurred previews generated from your WordPress media library.
Pixelweb Image Optimizerv1.1.2
WebP conversion on your own server, cache-safe delivery, LCP-friendly lazy loading and an image SEO checker. No external API, no quotas.