Title: Native Image Lazy Loading
Author: Justin Downey
Published: <strong>Matg 21, 2019</strong>
Last modified: Matg 21, 2019

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# Native Image Lazy Loading

 By [Justin Downey](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdm-labs/)

[Telechargiada](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/native-image-lazy-loading.zip)

 * [Details](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/native-image-lazy-loading/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/native-image-lazy-loading/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/native-image-lazy-loading/#installation)
 * [Development](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/native-image-lazy-loading/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/native-image-lazy-loading/)

## Descripziun

This plugin adds the `loading` attribute to IMG tags found when filtering `the_content()`
to support native image lazy loading.

For more information about lazy loading images using this new native browser image
attribute, check out this article: [https://addyosmani.com/blog/lazy-loading/](https://addyosmani.com/blog/lazy-loading/)
and for a little more depth into what we’re doing here, check out our [explainer post](https://jdmdig.it/30nXp7h).

Historically, to limit the impact offscreen images have on page load times, developers
have needed to use a JavaScript library (like [LazySizes](https://github.com/aFarkas/lazysizes)
or [Vanilla-LazyLoad](https://www.andreaverlicchi.eu/lazyload/)) in order to defer
fetching these images until a user scrolls near them. What if the browser could 
avoid loading these offscreen images for you?

The `loading` attribute instructs a browser to defer loading offscreen images until
users scroll near them. It comes in three flavors: **eager**, **auto**, and **lazy**.
Install this plugin and you can set the first image’s loading attribute and the 
loading attribute for all the subsequent images sent through `the_content()` in 
the plugin’s settings page.

**Simple is Beautiful**

There is no JavaScript or CSS included in the plugin. It just works in browsers 
that support the new `loading` image attribute.

For browsers that don’t support this new image loading attribute, that’s ok. You
can still use whatever JavaScript-based image lazy loader you want as a fallback
until browser support becomes a little more mainstream.

## Maletgs dal visur

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 * The Settings Page

## Installaziun

 1. Install **Native Image Lazy Loading** from the WordPress repo
 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu
 3. Configure in **Settings** >> **Native Lazy Loading**
 4. **Marvel** at its simplicity

## FAQ

  Does this add any JS?

Nope. If you’re using another JS-based lazy loader, that’ll just keep working as
it did. If the browser doesn\’t support the `loading` attribute, it’ll just ignore
it and process per usual.

  Where is the Settings Page?

In version 1.0 there wan’t one, but thanks to a suggestion by [@verlok](https://github.com/verlok),
there IS one in v1.1. You’ll find it at **Settings** >> **Native Lazy Loading**.

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Yes, but …](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/yes-but-4/)󠁿

 [deluigiluca](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deluigiluca/) October 26, 2019

The great things are: – very light plugin with no commercial adv or whatsoever… –
Yes, it replaces <img with <img loading="lazy" But… – it replaced only 9 <img on
41 on my page … anyway, thanks for trying to do the web a better place!

 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/native-image-lazy-loading/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Native Image Lazy Loading” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Justin Downey ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdm-labs/)

[Translate “Native Image Lazy Loading” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/native-image-lazy-loading)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/native-image-lazy-loading/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/native-image-lazy-loading/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/native-image-lazy-loading/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/native-image-lazy-loading/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1

 * Added Settings Page
 * Added Option to select the `loading=""` attribute

#### 1.0

 * First release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1**
 *  Last updated **avant 7 onns**
 *  Active installations **20+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.2.24**
 *  PHP version ** 5.1 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/native-image-lazy-loading/)
 * Tags
 * [images](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/images/)[lazy load](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazy-load/)
   [lazyload](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazyload/)[loading](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/loading/)
   [performance](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://roh.wordpress.org/plugins/native-image-lazy-loading/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Justin Downey ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jdm-labs/)

## Support

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