VidDefer – Deferred Video Embeds

Name: VidDefer – Deferred Video Embeds
Author: Kushang Tailor

v1.0.0

by Kushang Tailor

Automatically lazy load YouTube, Vimeo, and self-hosted videos to dramatically boost page speed and Core Web Vitals.

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Rank

#39,906

↑ +558 vs yesterday

Active installs

Reported by WordPress.org

Total downloads

174

174 all-time

Rating

0.0 / 5

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Rising·Downloads +28.1% (30d)

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