Disable Lazy Load

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 plugin will do the job with a click.

More infos

For more information about the new WP Sitemap functionality:

• Lazy-loading of images is in core
• WordPress Plugin: Disable Lazy Load

Privacy

This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.

Disable Lazy Load is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.

Support development

I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books:

• The Tao of WordPress
• Digging into WordPress
• .htaccess made easy
• WordPress Themes In Depth
• Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress

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Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Installing the plugin

Activate like any other plugin and done. There are no settings, works automatically.

More info on installing WP plugins.

Uninstalling

To uninstall/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database.

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.

2.3 (2025/03/18)

• Tests on WordPress 6.8

Full changelog @ https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-lazy-loading.txt