Disable Lazy Load
Activate this plugin to disable the Lazy Loading feature that was added in WP v5.5.
4.5(23 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, Disable Lazy Load is a WordPress lazy plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.5/5 rating from 23 reviews. It has been downloaded 148K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.4+ and PHP 5.6.20+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 10% this week. Top alternative: Native Lazyload.
4.5/523 reviews
10K+active installs
148K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020
Overview
Does one thing: disables WP Lazy Load feature.
Activate this plugin to disable the new WP Lazy Loading functionality (added in WP version 5.5). To re-enable lazy loading at any time, simply deactivate the plugin.
Features
- Lightweight – only one line of code
- Simple to use – activate and done
- No permanent changes are made
- No settings to worry about
- Easy peasy.
Why is this useful?
Because there are plugins that already implement lazy loading. So when upgrading to WP v5.5, there may be conflicting or redundant functionality. That’s not ideal. So with WordPress 5.5 and beyond, you can either remove your existing lazy-load solution, or more simply disable the WP-generated one. Or maybe you just don’t want lazy loading on some particular site. Whatever the reason, this…
Ratings & Reviews
4.523 reviews
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Recent Reviews
Not working
by John Quail·8 months ago·1 reply
It might have worked in the past, but it seems this plugin doesn’t work anymore. I’ve checked after installing the plugin and lazy load is still active.
Works like a charm!
by Liew Cheon-Fong·2 years ago
Thank you!
Works like a charm
by durakro·3 years ago
Works with WP 6.1.1.
Uses : loading=”eager”
Nice
by mertoncel·3 years ago
That plugin worked nice
Stellar work from Jeff Starr
by nyxmidnight·3 years ago
As usual, Jeff Starr contributes a great utility plugin to the WordPress ecosystem. Install it, activate it, forget it. No settings, no trouble. It just works!
Download Trends
Today: 35Yesterday: 54This week: 337Period total: 36K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.4+ requiredTested up to 7.0 |
| PHP | 5.6.20+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.5
51.8%
v2.3
18.4%
Other
14.0%
v2.4
9.4%
v2.2
6.4%
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Changelog
If you like Disable Lazy Load, please take a moment to give a 5-star rating. It helps to keep the plugin going strong, and is greatly appreciated.
2.5 (2026/01/28)
- Improves readme.txt documentation
- Tests on PHP 8.4 and 8.5
- Tests on WordPress 6.9
Full changelog @
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