rationalwp

<p>RationalCleanup removes unnecessary WordPress features, hardens security, and improves performance. All 24 options are toggleable with sensible defaults that balance security and compatibility.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<p><strong>Head Tags</strong><br />
Remove unnecessary meta tags and links from the document head:</p>
<ul>
<li>Remove WordPress generator meta tag (hides version number)</li>
<li>Remove WLW manifest link</li>
<li>Remove RSD link</li>
<li>Remove shortlink</li>
<li>Remove REST API discovery link</li>
<li>Remove RSS feed links</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Frontend Bloat</strong><br />
Remove scripts and styles that most sites don’t need:</p>
<ul>
<li>Remove emoji detection scripts and styles</li>
<li>Remove jQuery Migrate from frontend</li>
<li>Remove Gutenberg block library CSS</li>
<li>Remove global styles and SVG filters</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Security</strong><br />
Harden WordPress against common attack vectors:</p>
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC completely (prevents brute force and DDoS attacks)</li>
<li>Prevent user enumeration (blocks author archives and REST API user endpoints)</li>
<li>Obfuscate login error messages (prevents username discovery)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Performance</strong><br />
Reduce unnecessary WordPress overhead:</p>
<ul>
<li>Disable self-pingbacks</li>
<li>Throttle Heartbeat API (reduces server load)</li>
<li>Extend autosave interval (reduces database writes)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Features</strong><br />
Disable major WordPress subsystems:</p>
<ul>
<li>Disable comments system completely</li>
<li>Disable block editor (force classic editor)</li>
<li>Disable REST API for non-authenticated users</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Admin Cleanup</strong><br />
Declutter the WordPress admin dashboard:</p>
<ul>
<li>Remove WordPress Events and News widget</li>
<li>Remove Quick Draft widget</li>
<li>Remove At a Glance widget</li>
<li>Remove Activity widget</li>
<li>Remove Site Health Status widget</li>
</ul>
<h4>Opinionated Defaults</h4>
<p>RationalCleanup uses sensible defaults:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Security options:</strong> Enabled by default (XML-RPC disabled, user enumeration blocked)</li>
<li><strong>Head cleanup:</strong> Mostly enabled (safe, no compatibility issues)</li>
<li><strong>Frontend cleanup:</strong> Emoji and jQuery Migrate removal enabled</li>
<li><strong>Breaking features:</strong> Disabled by default (comments, block editor, REST API restrictions)</li>
<li><strong>Admin widgets:</strong> Disabled by default</li>
</ul>
<h4>RationalWP Menu</h4>
<p>This plugin uses a shared parent menu for all RationalWP plugins. When activated, you’ll see a <strong>RationalWP</strong> menu in your admin sidebar containing links to all installed RationalWP plugins.</p>


RationalCleanup

Clean up legacy WordPress bloat, improve security, and optimize performance with toggleable, opinionated defaults.

Freemius

Steven Ayers

Sovereign Stack, LLC

<h3>WP FIREWALL</h3>
<ul>
<li>Detects and Logs Threats</li>
<li>Add Firewall Rules to Allow and Deny IP Addresses With Internal Notes</li>
<li>Historical Log of Firewall Blocks With Visual Chart</li>
</ul>
<h3>WP LOGIN SECURITY</h3>
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC.php</li>
<li>Brute Force Protection</li>
<li><strong>[Pro]</strong> Automatically Block IPs Based on Threat Score</li>
<li><strong>[Pro]</strong> Priority Support</li>
</ul>
<h3>WP PRIVACY</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hide WordPress CMS Version</li>
<li>Hide Script Versions</li>
<li>Make Website Anonymous During Updates</li>
<li><strong>[Pro]</strong> Make Theme Versions Private</li>
<li><strong>[Pro]</strong> Make Plugin Versions Private</li>
</ul>
<h3>WP CORE, THEME, AND PLUGIN FILE SECURITY</h3>
<ul>
<li>Disable Editing Theme Files</li>
<li>Audit & Fix File Permission</li>
<li><strong>[Pro]</strong> Bulk Fix File Permissions</li>
<li><strong>[Pro]</strong> Automatically Fix Theme/Plugin File Permissions</li>
</ul>
<h3>OTHER FEATURES</h3>
<ul>
<li>404 Error Logging</li>
<li>Content Copyright Protection</li>
<li>Audit Hosting Software Versions</li>
<li>Various Logs and Charts</li>
<li>Turn On/Off All Security Policies Easily</li>
<li>Import/Export Settings</li>
</ul>
<p>Every WordPress security plugin becomes more complicated and bloated as more features are added. As a plugin’s code grows, it consumes more time to load, thus slowing down your website. Security Safe’s purpose is to protect your website from the majority of threats with minimal impact on website load time. We constantly test our load performance to ensure our features to ensure it continues to run fast and lean.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Note: <a href="https://checkout.freemius.com/mode/dialog/plugin/2439/plan/3762/" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to Security Safe Pro</a> to unlock advanced Pro features.</p>
</blockquote>
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<h3>LANGUAGE SUPPORT</h3>
<ul>
<li>English (default)</li>
<li>Spanish</li>
<li><a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/security-safe" rel="nofollow ugc">Translate this plugin in your language.</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Videos</h3>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Easy Setup in about 2 Minutes - WP Security Safe" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/360060065?dnt=1&app_id=122963" width="750" height="422" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe></p>
<h3>More Plugins By The Same Author</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/fix-alt-text/" rel="ugc">Fix Alt Text</a> – Fix Alt Text will help you manage your image alt text easier for better website SEO and accessibility.</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/where-used/" rel="ugc">WhereUsed</a> – Helps you find where pages and other things are referenced throughout your site.</li>
</ul>


Security Safe

This security plugin helps you quickly audit, harden, and secure your WordPress website.

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