#60 by installs
EWWW Image Optimizer
Comprehensive image optimization with WebP, AVIF, Lazy Load, and more. Optimize images automatically for Faster Sites and Happy Visitors.
- Installs
- 1+ million
- Rating
- 4.8 (1.8K)
- Updated
- 2 days ago
Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load
Add infinite scroll, lazy loading, and load more buttons to posts, pages, and WooCommerce products — fast and fully customizable for WordPress.
- Active installs
- 30,000+
- #929 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 2.5M
- 2,522,893
- Downloads, 30 days
- 8.7K
- 2.8K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.8 / 5
- 287 reviews
- Last updated
- 3 months ago
- Jul 22, 2026
- Version
- 8.0.1
- 152 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | July 22, 2026Updated in the last year |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0.8Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 5.0 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.6 or newer |
| First published | June 11, 2014 |
| Support, last two months | 0 of 1 threads resolved (0%) |
Reviews
4.8 / 5 from 287 reviews
| 5 stars | 269 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 6 |
| 3 stars | 1 |
| 2 stars | 4 |
| 1 star | 7 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
Ajax Load More is the most powerful infinite scroll, lazy load, and load more plugin for WordPress. Use it to automatically load posts, pages, custom post types, comments, and WooCommerce products without refreshing the page.
Build custom WordPress queries visually with the Ajax Load More Query/Shortcode Builder, then embed them anywhere using blocks, shortcodes, or template tags.
Ajax Load More is developer-friendly, performance-optimized, and compatible with popular plugins like WooCommerce, Advanced Custom Fields, and Elementor.
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Features
- Query/Shortcode Builder – Create a custom Ajax Load More query in seconds by adjusting various WordPress query parameters included with the inuitive shortcode builder.
- Query Parameters – Query WordPress by many different content types. Query by Post Type, Category, Tags, Custom Taxonomies, Search Term, Date Query, Authors and more!
- Ajax Filtering – The Ajax Load More custom filtering method will allow you to filter and update your Ajax query results.
- Templates – Edit and extend the functionality of Ajax Load More by creating your own template to match the look and feel of your website.
- Multiple Instances – Include multiple instances of Ajax Load More on a single page, post or template.
- Multisite Compatibility – Manage Repeater Templates across all sites in your network.
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
What are the steps to getting Ajax Load More to display on my website
- Create your shortcode
- Add the shortcode to your page, by adding it through the content editor or placing it directly within one of your template files.
- Load a page with your shortcode in place and watch Ajax Load More fetch your posts.
→ Read the Implementation Guide
What are my server requirements?
Your server must be able to read/write/create files. Ajax Load More creates the default repeater on plugin activation and in order to modify the output we are required to write to the file as well.
Is the ajax functionality secure?
Yes, Ajax Load more uses admin-ajax and nonces in order to protect URLs and forms from being misused.
Can I make modifications to the plugin code?
Sure, but please be aware that if modifications are made it may affect future updates of the plugin.
Can I modify the repeater template?
Yes, visit the Repeater Template section in your WordPress admin.
How are my repeater templates saved?
Repeater template data is saved into your WordPress database as well as written directly to a repeater template .php file in the ajax-load-more plugin directory.
Latest changelog entry
- FIX: Adding fix for possible noscript fatal error.
- FIX: Various security fixes.
- FIX: Cast AJAX numeric params to int before arithmetic -> PR
Screenshots
Settings: Customize Ajax Load More by configuring the various plugin settings. 
Repeater Templates: Manage the front-end display and styling of Ajax loaded content. 
Templates: Unlock the ability to create an infinite number of Repeater Templates with the Templates add-on. 
Shortcode Builder: Create complex WordPress queries in seconds using the intuitive Shortcode Builder.
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Shows a list of recent posts from a category - with thumbnails, excerpt and a load more button. For posts, pages and the Site Editor.
- Installs
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- Rating
- 4.5 (79)
- Updated
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin. The author takes donations at their donate page.