by WPZOOM 5 (3 reviews)

Preload Featured Images

Name: Preload Featured Images
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)
Author: WPZOOM

Preload Featured Images automatically in posts to increase the PageSpeed Score.

Preload Featured Images ranks #5,217 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #366 of 4,482 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.1.0 Current Version v1.1.0

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#366 of 4,482 in Security Top 10% by installs Downloads -17.8% this week Actively maintained

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1K+

-49.3%

KW Avg Position

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18.1K

+12 today

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100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (3 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 26.7%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.1.0
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 6.3+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: WPZOOM

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for owners of WordPress sites whose theme automatically displays a Featured Image at the top of single posts. It solves the problem of that image being flagged as an unpreloaded Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) element in PageSpeed tests, by preloading it to improve the PageSpeed Score.

Preloads featured images automatically
Settings page for image size
Improves PageSpeed Score
Compatible with all themes
Auto-detects image size for popular themes

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Preload Featured Images

If you have tested your website on PageSpeed Insights or GTmetrix and you got the message "Preload Largest Contentful Paint image", it means that the image in question is being lazy loaded. You can fix this problem by installing this plugin.

Yes, this plugin supports Image CDNs like Jetpack and other providers, so you can be sure that the right images will be preloaded.

Yes. On the settings page you can choose separate image sizes for desktop and mobile. The plugin outputs responsive preload tags using media queries (instead of detecting the device on the server), so it works correctly even when your site is behind a page cache.