A very lightweight plugin to add core functionality that every WordPress install needs.
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Removes unused scripts (emoji, jquery-migrate, comment-reply) and cleans unnecessary metadata from the head.
Speed up WooCommerce and WordPress. Disable WooCommerce Admin, Analytics, Marketing Hub, cart fragments, Gutenberg and other bloat you don't use.
Hide admin notices, disable comments, remove dashboard widgets, customize the login page, and clean the admin bar — all from one plugin.
Disable WooCommerce product reviews store wide or on selected products. Remove the reviews tab, meta boxes, widgets, admin screens and more.
Speed up WordPress by disabling unused features — emojis, embeds, query strings, XML-RPC, RSS and more — for fewer requests and faster pages.
Control the visibility of post and page titles on your WordPress site — globally or per item — while navigation menus always keep their labels.
Effortlessly disable comments and pingbacks sitewide to improve performance and security.
Disable unwanted blocks and patterns, organize blocks by changing categories - complete control over your WordPress Block Editor experience.
Displays all registered dashboard widgets and enables to remove them individually for all or for selected roles (clients or other site contributors).