Lazy Load for Videos vs Featured Video for WordPress… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Featured Video for WordPress…
2.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Featured Video for WordPress… has a higher user rating (4.5/5 from 31 reviews) while Lazy Load for Videos leads in active installations (10K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Lazy Load for Videos has accumulated 447K+ total downloads while Featured Video for WordPress… has 58K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Lazy Load for Videos | Featured Video for WordPress… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ► | 4.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 105 | ◄ | 31 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 447K+ | ◄ | 58K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 7 months ago | ► | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2016 | |
| Age | 13 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.6+ | 6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.2+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.18.9 | 1.0.20 |
Rating Breakdown
Lazy Load for Videos
Featured Video for WordPress…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Lazy Load for Videos averaged approximately 39 daily downloads while Featured Video for WordPress… averaged 11.
Recent Reviews
Lazy Load for Videos Reviews
Doesn’t do anything
Well, it’s free, so that’s worth an extra star all by itself, but it doesn’t actually do anything. My site is exactly the same as it was without it. I installed it, set my settings, even changed the p
Работает не всегда
На одном сайте этот плагин заработал как надо, а на другом, где видео вставлены через <iframe> работать не стал. Зато с этой задачей прекрасно справился плагин WP YouTube Lyte.
Thousands of columns in the database when exporting Woocommerce products to CSV
HI Kevin,We sell 10,000 products and we edit and crate products using the Woocommerce CSV import/export.This plugin has added 5,000+ columns into the CSV file when it’s exported from Woocommerce…so it
Featured Video for WordPress… Reviews
Bagus Plugin nya
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Not working… except you pay, so useless
It would be fine if can be add autoplay but… surprise! only allow if you pay.So this plugin is useless. better do this with code. The only good thing is that is free to test. This topic was
This is the plugin I was looking for
This is the plugin I was looking for, and it’s excellent. Thanks to this plugin, I can now easily add YouTube videos to my posts. One especially good feature is that it creates featured images aut
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