Title: Disable Lazy Load Author: Jeff Starr Published: July 29, 2020 Last modified: March 27, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-lazy-loading/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=2381380) # Disable Lazy Load By [Jeff Starr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-lazy-loading.2.5.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/) ## Description 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 WP Lazy Load functionality: * [Lazy-loading of images is in core](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/04/08/lazy-loading-of-images-is-in-core/) * [WordPress Plugin: Disable Lazy Load](https://perishablepress.com/wordpress-disable-lazy-loading/) **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](https://x.com/perishable), 15-year [WordPress developer](https://plugin-planet.com/) and [book author](https://books.perishablepress.com/). **Support development** I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can [make a donation](https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html) or purchase one of my books: * [The Tao of WordPress](https://wp-tao.com/) * [Digging into WordPress](https://digwp.com/) * [.htaccess made easy](https://htaccessbook.com/) * [WordPress Themes In Depth](https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/) * [Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress](https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/) And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: * [BBQ Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/) – Blazing fast WordPress firewall * [Blackhole Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/) – Automatically block bad bots * [Banhammer Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/) – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys * [GA Google Analytics Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/)– Connect WordPress to Google Analytics * [Head Meta Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/) – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress * [Simple Ajax Chat Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/) – Unlimited chat rooms * [USP Pro](https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/) – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂 ## Installation **Installing the plugin** Activate like any other plugin and done. There are no settings, works automatically. More info on [installing WP plugins](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/manage-plugins/#installing-plugins-1). **Uninstalling** To uninstall/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database. ## FAQ ### Is there an “Undo” to reverse the disable? Yes just deactivate the plugin. When the plugin is not active, WordPress will return to its default lazy load behavior. ### Got a question? Send any questions or feedback via my [contact form](https://plugin-planet.com/support/#contact) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9c8294a0b81d334d5731b01d762f2d40c5425c9a11e9300b8ad952404fbe48ff? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-4358/)󠁿 [John Quail](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnquail/) July 17, 2025 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. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ccc6a7ad25ce6ce6187abf30a4c772e11e2ef7f42b46a73320e4cd4f1a77fd9b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works like a charm!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-like-a-charm-2249/)󠁿 [Liew Cheon-Fong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lcf/) September 27, 2023 Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f8790a2b26019fa49628111cd8d95035c7ed67b0e1e69424ec2c79d98ec2992f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works like a charm](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-like-a-charm-2165/)󠁿 [durakro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/durakro/) February 2, 2023 Works with WP 6.1.1.Uses : loading=”eager” ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/fe59c3405dbcf46f578dfc177c2af4ae03dde605bb672531c09640164deb2f7d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-4478/)󠁿 [mertoncel](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mertoncel/) December 28, 2022 That plugin worked nice ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/af236cd346c1130b4a40fa0371d6d0a4dab4cd8306a93013c15ede1c1b9e1195? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Stellar work from Jeff Starr](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/stellar-work-from-jeff-starr/)󠁿 [nyxmidnight](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nyxmidnight/) September 25, 2022 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! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7ace7acb6b9a99352c5b1813dcad48723d53c827379ce86e1ca5660d173ce3d3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-nice-1802/)󠁿 [Max Shostak](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shostakmaksim/) August 22, 2022 Clear and easy [ Read all 23 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Lazy Load” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) “Disable Lazy Load” has been translated into 4 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-lazy-loading/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Disable Lazy Load” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-lazy-loading) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-lazy-loading/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-lazy-loading/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-lazy-loading/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-lazy-loading/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog If you like Disable Lazy Load, please take a moment to [give a 5-star rating](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/?rate=5#new-post). 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 @ [https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-lazy-loading.txt](https://plugin-planet.com/wp/changelog/disable-lazy-loading.txt) ## Meta * Version **2.5** * Last updated **2 weeks ago** * Active installations **10,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 5.6.20 or higher ** * Languages * [Chinese (Taiwan)](https://tw.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/), [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/), [Italian](https://it.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/), and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-lazy-loading) * Tags * [images](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/images/)[lazy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazy/) [lazy load](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazy-load/)[lazyload](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazyload/) [load](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/load/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-lazy-loading/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.5 out of 5 stars. * [ 20 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-lazy-loading/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Jeff Starr ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/specialk/) ## Support Got something to say? 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