Modern image preloading/prefetching plugin for WordPress to improve page loading performance.
Alternatives to Preload Featured Image
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Preload Featured Images automatically in posts to increase the PageSpeed Score.
Improve WordPress speed and Core Web Vitals with page cache, WebP, minification, database cleanup and built-in performance diagnostics.
Allows you to specify on individual pages or posts the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Image on that page to preload, making the page load quicker.
Measures your real LCP element from visitors and auto-applies fetchpriority + preload. Visual picker and Core Web Vitals report.
Preload pages intelligently to boost site speed and enhance user experience by loading pages before users click, ensuring instant page transitions.
Speed up WordPress with our image optimization plugin! Convert images to next-gen AVIF & WebP formats to instantly improve Core Web Vitals.
Automatically boost your PageSpeed score to 90+ for both mobile & desktop and pass Core Web Vitals for WordPress website without any technical skills.
Preload featured images to improve the Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) and to get a better Core Web Vital (CWV) score on Google's Lighthouse.