Lazy Load vs Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Lazy Load leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,538, ahead of Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images at #2,801. Over the last 7 days Lazy Load slipped 6 places and Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images climbed 1 place. Lazy Load has the largest install base, roughly 1.7× the next: 10K+ active installs against 6K+ for Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images. Downloads this week: Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images 214 and Lazy Load 213.
| Metric | Lazy Load | Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,538 ▼ 6 | #2,801 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 213 | 214 |
| Rating | 4★ (53) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Nov 22, 2018 | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Current version | 0.6.1 | 1.5.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,496 | #2,769 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Nov 2011 | Feb 2021 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Lazy Load or Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images?
By active installs, Lazy Load: 10K+ sites run it against 6K+ for Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Lazy Load or Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images?
Lazy Load, at #1,538 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images at #2,801. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Lazy Load or Superb Recent Posts With Thumbnail Images alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.