Added lazy load functionality to owlcarousel #2440
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@mahagr @newkind @yellowwebmonkey
I think that also other people in the commmunity are missing the lazy load functionality of OwlCarousel2 like me. Moreover, since Google PageSpeed now uses Lighthouse to judge / rate websites (which also includes a check for hidden - lazy loaded images) there should be at least the possibility to provide the option within the Particle. Especially useful since it is often placed on the entry page of a website.
As the original JS library already supports this functionality through API parameters I decided to adapt the Particle and provide you a PR with the working implementation.
Two new options were added: