Active installations100Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 4 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org
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WP PlugIndex currently records WP Basic Elements version 6.0.1 as active, updated 4mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.
Overview
About this plugin
WP Basic Elements gives you full control over the features WordPress loads by default. Disable what you don’t need, clean up the front-end markup, and streamline the admin interface — all from a single, modern settings page.
Every option is off by default. You choose exactly what to disable, nothing more.
What you can do
Admin Bar — Remove individual items like the WP logo, New Content, Customize, Updates, Comments, Search, and more
Dashboard Widgets — Hide Welcome Panel, At a Glance, Activity, Site Health, Quick Draft, WP Events & News, WooCommerce and Yoast widgets
Admin Footer — Replace or hide the left and right footer text
User Profile — Hide profile fields (Rich Editing, Color Scheme, Application Passwords, etc.) and remove individual contact methods (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and more)
Comments — Disable the entire comment system with a single toggle
Gutenberg Editor — Turn off Welcome Guide, Fullscreen Mode, Focus Mode, Distraction Free Mode, and Top Toolbar
Meta Tags & Head Cleanup — Remove the generator tag, oEmbed links, shortlinks, WLW manifest, adjacent post links, REST API links, RSS feeds, emojis, and pingbacks/trackbacks
REST API — Restrict access for non-logged-in users with a configurable whitelist
Why WP Basic Elements?
Lightweight — no bloat, no frameworks, no external dependencies
Opt-in only — safe to activate on any site without side effects
Modern UI — clean settings page with sidebar navigation and toggle switches
Translatable — ships with 10 languages out of the box
Secure — all output escaped, all input sanitized
Translations
WP Basic Elements plugin can be translated to any language. Currently available translations are listed below.
English
Swedish (sv_SE)
Norwegian Bokmål (nb_NO)
Serbian (sr_RS)
Danish (da_DK)
Croatian (hr)
German (de_DE)
Polish (pl_PL)
Italian (it_IT)
Spanish (es_ES)
French (fr_FR)
WordPress.org metadata
Plugin tags
Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.
admin
cleanup
disable
optimization
performance
Compatibility & maintenance
Compatibility & maintenance
Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.
Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.9 · PHP 8.4
Update activity9 Jun 20264mo ago
“Tested up to” is directory metadata supplied by the plugin author. WP PlugIndex does not turn an older declaration into a claim that the plugin is incompatible.
Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex
Recent tracked changes
No tracked version or compatibility changes have been recorded by WP PlugIndex yet.
Tracking & source
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