Why You Need It
Without negative loading, images may appear blank for a moment when the user scrolls quickly. Negative loading preloads images slightly before they become visible.
How to Enable this Feature
Step 1: Navigate to Settings
Click into the Classic Monks plugin settings, then the Performance tab, Lazy Loading subtab.
Step 2: Enable the Feature
Toggle on the feature.
Step 3: Save and Test
Click Save Changes. Test on the frontend.
Common Use Cases
Fast-scrolling users
Users who scroll quickly may see blank spaces before images load. Negative loading prevents this.
Image galleries
In image galleries, negative loading ensures images are ready before the user scrolls to them.
Troubleshooting
The feature is not taking effect
Cause: The toggle is off, or a caching plugin is serving the old page.
Fix: Verify the toggle is on. Clear all caching layers.
The feature breaks another plugin
Cause: Another plugin depends on the functionality that this feature disables.
Fix: Disable this feature if it breaks another plugin.
Before you enable this feature
- Test on staging first to verify no conflicts with your theme or other plugins
- Check dependent plugins that may rely on the functionality being modified
- Monitor after enabling for any unexpected behavior on the frontend
How it works under the feature
This feature runs during the WordPress initialization phase. When enabled, its PHP code registers hooks that modify specific WordPress behaviors. The changes are non-destructive and reversible.
No database schema changes are made. The feature state is stored as a boolean value in the wp_options table and can be toggled at any time from the admin settings.