Automatically add the new loading attribute to images and oembeded iframes within your content to…
Author: | Peter Shaw (profile at wordpress.org) |
WordPress version required: | 5.2 |
WordPress version tested: | 5.2.2 |
Plugin version: | 1.00 |
Added to WordPress repository: | 13-08-2019 |
Last updated: | 13-08-2019
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI: | https://lhero.org/portfolio/lh-native-image-l... |
Total downloads: | 350 |
Active installs: | 10+ |
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This plugin adds the loading
attribute to IMG and IFRAME tags found when filtering the_content()
, post thumbnails, and oembed to support native lazy loading.
The latest version of Chrome (76) now supports this attribute and more browsers will follow in time.
For more information about lazy loading images using this new native browser image attribute, check out this article: https://addyosmani.com/blog/lazy-loading/.
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 it will automatically add the attribute where appropriate.
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. You can still use a JavaScript-based image lazy loader as a fallback until browser support becomes more mainstream.
Requires wp_body_open
Note this plugin requires wordpress 5.2 and for your theme to support the wp_body_open hook (most good themes do).