A conservative, dependency-free, modular collection of small WordPress core tweaks designed for long-term maintainability.
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Local WebP optimizer for WordPress. Free converts images to WebP; Pro adds AVIF and site-wide image tools.
Speed Up – Clean WPv1.0.11
Removes unused scripts (emoji, jquery-migrate, comment-reply) and cleans unnecessary metadata from the head.
Prunekitv1.0.2
Switch off the parts of WordPress you don't use. Safe defaults, one-click recommended settings, nothing changes until you turn it on.
Switch off WordPress core features you do not use. Every toggle explains what it might affect, including any compatibility concerns.
Basic Optimizationv2.1.0
A lightweight WordPress optimization plugin for disabling selected default frontend and header outputs such as emojis, shortlinks, embeds, XML-RPC, se …
Fast video embeds for YouTube. Nothing loads until click.
Featherweightv2.2.3
Speed up WordPress by disabling unused features — emojis, embeds, query strings, XML-RPC, RSS and more — for fewer requests and faster pages.
A lightweight collection of small WordPress cleanup, performance, admin, and privacy fixes with individual toggles.
Revision Retentionv1.5.0
Keep the newest revisions of every post and drop the ones older than a threshold you set. Per post type, on a schedule or from WP-CLI.