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Disable WordPress default LAZY LOAD

WordPress plugins Nov 18, 2020 by Johnny 3 Comments

How to disable the native WordPress lazy load function.

Paste the snippet below into your theme functions.php file:

/**
*  Disable WordPress default image lazy load
**/
add_filter( 'wp_lazy_loading_enabled', '__return_false' );

For those wondering why I think most sites should disable image lazy load, read this:

  • Why You Should (almost) NEVER Use Lazy Load

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3 Comments

  1. Regev

    November 19, 2020 at 12:22 pm

    Since when does WP lazy loads images automatically? Why would plugins allow you to Enable it if its already happening by default?

    Reply
    • Johnny

      November 19, 2020 at 3:29 pm

      It’s been recently done. https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/14/lazy-loading-images-in-5-5/

      Reply
      • Regev

        November 19, 2020 at 11:15 pm

        Goddammit!

        Reply

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