Preload featured images to improve the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and to get a better Core Web Vital (CWV) score on Google's Lighthouse.
As of April 2026, Oxyplug Preload is a WordPress lcp plugin with 600 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 7.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Top alternative: Preload LCP Image.
Preload post/page featured images and product images to enhance the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and achieve a better Core Web Vitals (CWV) score in Google’s Lighthouse. Additionally, the tool supports preloading fonts, CSS, and JavaScript files when specified manually, allowing for even greater optimization of page load performance.
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Add compatibility with Oxyplug Image to prevent double preloading
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