[WordPress] jQuery Image Lazy Load WP : Delay loading of images in (long) pages

Lazy Load is a quick and dirty wordpress plugin to enable image lazy loading, it delays loading of images in (long) pages. Images below the fold (far down in the page) wont be loaded before user scrolls down.

Lazy loader is a jQuery plugin written in JavaScript. It delays loading of images in (long) web pages. Images outside of viewport (visible part of web page) wont be loaded before user scrolls to them. This is opposite of image preloading.

Using lazy load on long web pages containing many large images makes the page load faster. Browser will be in ready state after loading visible images. No need to wait for unknown amount of pictures to load. In some cases it can also help to reduce server load.

[ Installation ]

unzip archive to wp-content/plugins directory, and activate it in Plugins page in wp-admin or you can cd into your wordpress_root/wp-contents/plugins and do:

git clone git://github.com/ayn/wp-jquery-lazy-load.git

[ Tips ]

In the WordPress Admin Background, you can locate the “Plugin/Add New”, search for the plugin “jQuery Image Lazy Load WP”, and then just direct install and active it!

[ Official Download ]