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Does WordPress lazy load images?
WordPress announced that WordPress 5.4 may feature image lazy-loading by default. This feature will enable the “loading” HTML attribute on all IMG elements. WordPress publishers will no longer need to use JavaScript or third party plugins for lazy-loading their images.
How do I enable lazy load in WordPress?
To enable lazy load in WordPress, go to the “Perfmatters” settings in your WordPress admin dashboard. Under the “Options” tab click on the “Lazy Loading” sub-navigation menu. There are four different options you have when it comes to lazy loading. They can also be used together at the same time.
How does lazy load work?
Lazy Loading defers the loading of an image that is not needed on the page immediately. An image, not visible to the user when the page loads, is loaded later when the user scrolls and the image actually becomes visible. If the user never scrolls, an image that is not visible to the user never gets loaded.
How can I use lazy loading on IMG?
To be able to use lazy loading, you have to modify the markup of the img tag. In place of the src attribute, this method uses a data attribute that includes the corresponding source link. As soon as the image is visible, the script adds the src attribute using the data attribute which makes the image appear.
What are the advantages of lazy loading images?
An image, not visible to the user when the page loads, is loaded later when the user scrolls and the image actually becomes visible. If the user never scrolls, an image that is not visible to the user never gets loaded. It carries two main advantages. 1. Performance Improvement
How does lazy loading work in Adobe Photoshop?
Lazy Loading defers the loading of an image that is not needed on the page immediately. An image, not visible to the user when the page loads, is loaded later when the user scrolls and the image actually becomes visible. If the user never scrolls, an image that is not visible to the user never gets loaded.
Why are images lazy loading in WordPress 5.5?
In WordPress 5.5, images will be lazy-loaded by default, using the native HTML loading attribute which became a web standard earlier in 2020. This will drastically save bandwidth on both servers as well as user agents across sites where images further down the page used to be loaded right away, even in the case the user might never scroll