Alternatives to WP Basic Elements
Disable unnecessary WordPress features, clean up your markup, and simplify the admin. Everything is opt-in — nothing changes until you say so.
Snapshot
Rating: 5.0/5 (5 reviews)
Downloads: 24,576
Active installs: 100
Maintenance score: 70/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 6.9
Tested up to: 6.9.4
Requires PHP: 8.4
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20,000 installs226,564 downloads72/100 • Actively maintained
LWS Optimize – All-in-One Speed Booster & Cache Tools(9)•Updated 19d ago
All-in-one speed optimization: caching, WebP/AVIF, Critical CSS, lazy loading, CDN, and more. Instantly boost Core Web Vitals and site speed!
20,000 installs725,974 downloads70/100 • Actively maintained
20,000 installs241,505 downloads70/100 • Actively maintained
PhastPress(99)•Updated 143d ago
PhastPress automatically optimizes your site for the best possible performance.
10,000 installs505,917 downloads56/100 • Maintained
Squeeze – Image Optimization & Compression, WEBP Conversion(5)•Updated 44d ago
Compress images in WordPress & convert to WebP — no API key, no quotas, no cloud. Unlimited local image optimizer; private browser-side compression.
2,000 installs15,355 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
DietPress(36)•Updated 17d ago
Put your WordPress on a diet and speed it up. Disable the bloat you do not need and enable performance optimizations, all fully configurable.
2,000 installs172,648 downloads74/100 • Actively maintained
Automatic DNS Prefetch(2)•Updated 3849d ago
This plugin speeds up your page load speed by adding DNS prefetch statements for external libraries.
100 installs8,618 downloads12/100 • Possibly abandoned
YM Fast SEO(2)•Updated 38d ago
Enhance your website with powerful, intuitive, and user-friendly SEO tools.
100 installs5,855 downloads61/100 • Actively maintained
BetterBlocks(0)•Updated 207d ago
Handy improvements for the Wordpress block editor interface such as post type support, hiding blocks, adjustable sidebar, and more.
90 installs1,117 downloads38/100 • Stale
WordPress Image shrinker(3)•Updated 4147d ago
Reduce image file sizes drastically and improve performance and Pagespeed score using the TinyPNG API within WordPress. Works for both PNGs and JPGs.
50 installs3,879 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Find Unused Images(3)•Updated 1583d ago
A creative solution to help you save file space on your server. This plugin is designed to scan the frontend of your website and return a list of medi …
20 installs1,507 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Parallelize Downloads(2)•Updated 3421d ago
Enable Parallelized Downloads / Domain Sharding for your WordPress images.
20 installs4,324 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Assetbroom – Unused Media & Duplicate Image Cleaner(0)•Updated 44d ago
Detect unused images, duplicate media files, and safely clean your WordPress media library without breaking your website.
20 installs684 downloads59/100 • Actively maintained
Energy Saver(1)•Updated 4504d ago
Contribute to a better, greener Internet by saving your website's Energy consumption.
10 installs2,213 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Whippet(1)•Updated 120d ago
Improve your WordPress Speed: Easily remove unnecessary features from WordPress to help speed up your site.
10 installs1,909 downloads52/100 • Maintained
WordWhippet(1)•Updated 2214d ago
WordWhippet is a free optmisation plugin with multiple options to speed up your WordPress site & improve your site's search engine rankings & …
10 installs542 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Convert to AVIF and Optimise(1)•Updated 234d ago
Convert and optimise your WordPress media library to AVIF while keeping every reference to your images in sync.
10 installs299 downloads40/100 • Stale
10 installs6,164 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Plugin Fazaé WP Booster(0)•Updated 1094d ago
Boost your WordPress and unleash the full potential of your Fazaé hosting
10 installs4,340 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Monetate(0)•Updated 3862d ago
This plugin adds Monetate tracking to your site. You'll need a Monetate.com account and you're ready to start.
10 installs1,592 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned