by Valerii Bohdanov 5 (5 reviews)

Simple Lazy Load Videos

Name: Simple Lazy Load Videos
Rating: 5.0 (5 reviews)
Author: Valerii Bohdanov

Simple Lazy Load for embedded video from YouTube and Vimeo

Simple Lazy Load Videos ranks #11,220 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #1,219 of 6,308 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Sep 4, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.9.1 Current Version v1.9.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 04 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,219 of 6,308 in Media Top 25% by installs Downloads -73.1% this week Actively maintained

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Active Installs

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Review 5 out of 5

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9.1
Last Updated: Sep 04, 2026
Requires WP: 4.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Valerii Bohdanov

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Reviews: 5
Support Threads: 0
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who embed YouTube or Vimeo videos on their pages. It replaces embedded videos with a preview image and only loads third-party CSS and JS after a click, reducing page load time and improving Google PageSpeed score.

Lazy loads YouTube videos
Lazy loads Vimeo videos
Replaces embeds with preview image
Loads CSS and JS on click
Reduces page load time
Increases Google PageSpeed score

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Simple Lazy Load Videos

Instead of loading the iframe of your video on page load, it only loads the video preview image. This will work automatically for all videos that have been inserted through the standard page editor.

Yes, you can use the [sllv_video] shortcode using a link to a YouTube or Vimeo video as its value, like: [sllv_video]https://youtu.be/GywDFkY3z-c[/sllv_video] A shortcode can contain several additional attributes: thumbnail - alternate thumbnail URL, in case the auto-generated one doesn't suit you play - URL with an alternate image for the Play button, in case you're not happy with the default button hide_play - if you give any value to this attribute, such as "1", then the Play button will not be displayed

Yes, but you cannot insert a shortcode [sllv_video] into your template file directly. You will need to pass the code into apply_shortcodes() function and display its output like this: <?php echo apply_shortcodes( '[sllv_video]https://youtu.be/GywDFkY3z-c[/sllv_video]' ); ?>