Audit rules
Image Lazy Loading
Informational: how many images use loading="lazy". In a QuikSEO audit, a failure of this rule has info severity and counts against the score. Below are the exact condition, its exceptions and the sources behind it, followed by the other rules of the same group.
images.lazy_loadingInfo01 — Definition
How This Rule Is Checked
The rule is a pure function of the fetched page: no extra requests, no account settings. The same input always gives the same result.
Rule Severity and Score
- Rule id
images.lazy_loading- Group
- Images
- Severity of a failure
- Info
- Counts in the score
- Yes, whenever it applies to the page
- Required for a score
- No
- Replaces the check
image_lazy_loading
Condition and Exceptions
- Condition
- Informational: observed counts of loading="lazy"
- Exceptions
- —
Sources
- Sources
- Fix lazy-loaded content (Google Search Central, Q33)
02 — Images
Other Rules in This Group
The other checks of the same group, each with its own condition and sources.
- Image Alt Attribute Missingimages.alt_missing
- Images in Legacy Formatsimages.legacy_formats
- Image Dimensions Missingimages.missing_dimensions