FetchPriority Featured Image is a lightweight plugin that automatically adds the fetchpriority="high" attribute to featured images on your WordPress site. This helps browsers prioritize the loading of these important images, improving your site’s performance and Core Web Vitals scores.

Key Features

Automatically adds fetchpriority="high" to featured images
Intelligently applies the attribute only where it matters most:
- On single posts and pages
- On the first post of archive pages, blog home, and search results
Zero configuration required – install and activate
No settings page to keep things simple and lightweight
Compatible with most WordPress themes including Divi, Elementor, and standard themes

Why Use FetchPriority?

The fetchpriority attribute is a modern web standard that tells browsers which images should be prioritized during page load. By marking featured images as high priority, you can improve:

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) scores
User experience with faster loading of important images
Overall page performance

Developer-Friendly

The plugin uses WordPress’s native filters and doesn’t modify your database or image files.