Short Description: Load YouTube videos faster by replacing iframes with a preview image; the video plays only when clicked play.
Alternatives to Lazy Embed
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Lazy Load for Videosv2.18.12
Boost page speed by replacing embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos with a clickable preview image. Video scripts only load on click.
Automatically lazy load YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted videos to dramatically boost page speed and Core Web Vitals.
Simple Lazy Load Videosv1.9.1
Simple Lazy Load for embedded video from YouTube and Vimeo
Embed YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 videos with beautiful custom players, call-to-action overlays, lead capture forms and analytics. Free.
Embed responsive YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps and other iframes from the block editor, with captions, aspect ratios, privacy mode and lazy-loading.
Lightweight HTML5 video player and video hosting with CDN built for WordPress
GDPR friendly lazy load YouTube block. Only loads the video player when visitors click play. Boost page speed.
Fast, lazy-load video embed block for Gutenberg — YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 with instant click-to-play. Boost PageSpeed & Core Web Vitals.