Disable Unused Featuresv1.0.5
Clean up WordPress by disabling rarely used features like XML-RPC, Emojis, RSS, Gutenberg, REST API, Heartbeat, and Dashicon all in one place.
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Disable the WordPress emoji functionality to improve performance and privacy.
Speed Up – Clean WPv1.0.11
Removes unused scripts (emoji, jquery-migrate, comment-reply) and cleans unnecessary metadata from the head.
MA Smart Image Cleanerv1.0.1
Safely find and clean unused images in your WordPress Media Library without breaking your website.
Smart media cleaner: detect unused files, duplicates and large attachments; optimize storage safely.
Manly No Emojisv1.0.4
Disables the emoji functionality in WordPress to improve performance.
WP Basic Elementsv6.0.1
Disable unnecessary WordPress features, clean up your markup, and simplify the admin. Everything is opt-in — nothing changes until you say so.
VB Disable Emojisv1.0.1
Completely disables WordPress emoji scripts and styles on frontend and backend. No settings, no UI, zero overhead.