christophrado

Unbloater is a simple and minimalist interface for cleaning up your WordPress admin dashboard and site code from unnecessary and not needed items. It mostly uses filters and actions to achieve fast and clean results. The settings screen is clean by itself, no additional styling or branding – that’s what the plugin stands for.
This plugin evolved out of my personal need to clean up sites for clients. The available options, especially for third party plugins, may therefore be biased. They might also be developer-focused in that the results work towards a cleaner site for non-technical users.
<h4>Included Options</h4>
Unbloater currently integrates 50+ options:
Core (Backend):
<ul>
<li>Hide update notice for non-admin users</li>
<li>Disable core auto-updates</li>
<li>Disable theme auto-updates</li>
<li>Disable plugin auto-updates</li>
<li>Disable installation of bundled items (e.g. default themes) during Core upgrades</li>
<li>Disable code editors</li>
<li>Limit post revisions</li>
<li>Limit creation of Application Passwords to admins</li>
<li>Disable Application Passwords</li>
<li>Disable admin email confirmation screen</li>
<li>Disable XML-RPC API</li>
<li>Remove WordPress ‘W’ admin bar item</li>
<li>Remove admin footer text</li>
</ul>
Core (Frontend):
<ul>
<li>Remove generator tag</li>
<li>Remove script/style version parameter</li>
<li>Remove WLW Manifest link</li>
<li>Remove RSD link</li>
<li>Remove shortlink</li>
<li>Remove feed generator tag</li>
<li>Remove feed links</li>
<li>Remove feeds</li>
<li>Remove DNS prefetch to s.w.org</li>
<li>Remove jQuery Migrate script</li>
<li>Remove emoji styles and scripts</li>
<li>Load comment script only when needed</li>
<li>Remove recent comments inline style</li>
<li>Prevent auto-linking URLs in comments</li>
<li>Reduce Heartbeat interval</li>
<li>Normalize favicon</li>
<li>Normalize login logo title</li>
<li>Normalize login logo URL</li>
<li>Disable login language selector</li>
</ul>
Block Editor / Gutenberg:
<ul>
<li>Deactivate Block Directory</li>
<li>Deactivate Core Block Patterns</li>
<li>Deactivate Template Editor</li>
<li>Auto-close Welcome Guide</li>
<li>Auto-exit Fullscreen Mode</li>
</ul>
Third party plugins:
<ul>
<li>Advanced Custom Fields: Remove admin interface</li>
<li>Autoptimize: Remove admin bar item</li>
<li>Autoptimize: Remove imgopt notice</li>
<li>Rank Math: Remove admin bar item</li>
<li>Rank Math: Whitelabel (removes head comments and admin footer credit)</li>
<li>Rank Math: Remove sitemap credit</li>
<li>Rank Math: Remove link class</li>
<li>SearchWP: Remove stats widget</li>
<li>SearchWP: Remove stats link</li>
<li>SearchWP: Remove admin bar item</li>
<li>SearchWP: Move top-level menu item to bottom</li>
<li>SearchWP: Remove top-level menu item</li>
<li>The SEO Framework: Remove plugin indicator</li>
<li>The SEO Framework: Move metabox to ‘side’ context</li>
<li>WooCommerce: Remove ‘Connect your store’ notice</li>
<li>WooCommerce: Remove all notices</li>
<li>WooCommerce: Remove cart fragment scripts</li>
<li>WooCommerce: Remove SkyVerge dashboard</li>
<li>Yoast SEO: Remove admin bar item</li>
<li>Yoast SEO: Remove plugin indicator</li>
<li>WP Rocket: Remove admin bar item</li>
<li>WP Rocket: Whitelabel footprint</li>
<li>WP Rocket: Remove Imagify ads</li>
<li>Redis Cache: Remove admin bar item</li>
</ul>
Third party options will only be shown when the applicable plugin is installed and activated.

Unbloater

Unbloater is immensely helpful to improve the user experience.

Love this plugin!

Remove unnecessary code, nags and bloat from WordPress core and certain plugins.

Freemius

Rock Solid

Disable Bloat

ospiotr

🚀 Boost Your Site’s Speed and Cleanliness with Disable Bloat! 🚀
<h3>Over 400k downloads and 20k+ active installs! And many 5 star reviews</h3>
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“So much easier than manually maintaining a list of filters to remove!” 
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Bloat is the silent killer of your site’s performance, often slowing down your entire website. Ensure your site stays lightning-fast with Disable Bloat, the ultimate plugin to disable unnecessary features that drag your site down.
By default, the WordPress admin panel is cluttered with preinstalled elements that can distract you from your work. Disable Bloat smooths and cleans the admin panel by removing these unnecessary elements.
✨ Why Choose Disable Bloat? ✨ 
– Make Your Admin Panel Fast and Clean by disabling unwanted features 
– Accelerate Your WordPress Website and enhance user experience 
– Boost Security by turning off features you don’t use 
– Eliminate Third-Party Plugin Bloat to keep your site lean and fast-loading
Enjoy the perfect blend of aesthetics and speed. With Disable Bloat, every tweak is seamless and live, giving you the fast, clean WordPress admin panel you deserve.
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🚫 Disable WooCommerce Bloat 
– Turn Off WooCommerce Admin to lighten your back-end 
– Remove WooCommerce Promotions cluttering your admin panel 
– Reduce CSS and JavaScript Load for a faster front-end and back-end
📊 WooCommerce Admin 
WooCommerce Admin is a JavaScript-driven dashboard that can slow down your website. Disabling it can help speed up your site and improve user experience. Use these options to disable WooCommerce Admin, Analytics, Home screen, and other features slowing your admin panel:
<ul>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Admin</li>
<li>Choose Admin Features to Disable</li>
<li>Turn Off Marketing Hub and Promotions</li>
</ul>
📧 WooCommerce Emails 
Annoyed by WooCommerce’s promotional emails? Stay balanced by disabling:
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce Guide Emails</li>
<li>Remove “Get the App” from Emails <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🛠️ WooCommerce Back-end Scripts 
Speed up your site by disabling unwanted scripts:
<ul>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Status Meta Box</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Dashboard Setup Widget</li>
<li>Disable New WooCommerce Product Editor</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Blocks (back-end) <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🌐 Your Store’s Front-end 
Disable unnecessary scripts and styles loading on your shop’s front-end:
<ul>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Widgets</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Scripts and Styles</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Cart Fragments</li>
<li>Disable WooCommerce Blocks (front-end) <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable Unnecessary Stripe Scripts <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🧼 Optimize WordPress Admin Panel 
Make the admin panel smooth and clean by removing unnecessary elements:
<ul>
<li>Clean Admin Interface</li>
<li>Hide Update Notice for Non-admin Users</li>
<li>Disable WordPress Editor Autosave</li>
<li>Disable Dashboard Widgets <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove WordPress Logo from Admin Bar <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Admin Footer Text <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🔒 WordPress Login Page 
Customize the login page to your preference:
<ul>
<li>Hide WordPress Logo from Login Page <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Change Logo Link on Login Page <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Change Logo Title Parameter on Login Page <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable Login Language Switcher <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🚀 Boost Your Site’s Performance 
Disable features you never use to improve load times and user experience:
<ul>
<li>Disable Password Strength Meter</li>
<li>Load Comments Script Only When Needed</li>
<li>Disable WordPress Dashicons on Front-end</li>
<li>Remove DNS Prefetch to s.w.org <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable jQuery Migrate <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable Sidebar Widgets <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Meta Generator Tag <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Emoji Scripts <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable wp-embed <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🗑️ Remove Scripts from Header 
Clean up your site’s header by removing unwanted scripts:
<ul>
<li>Remove RSS Feed Links <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable All RSS Feeds <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Generator Tag from RSS Feeds <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Link to Windows Live Writer Manifest File <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Shortlink from HTTP Header <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🔧 Disable Unused Core WordPress Features 
Enhance performance and security by disabling unused features:
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC API <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable Post Revisions</li>
<li>Turn Off Built-in File Editor</li>
</ul>
🔄 Updates 
Control how your website updates to save resources:
<ul>
<li>Disable Themes Auto-updates</li>
<li>Disable Plugins Auto-updates</li>
<li>Disable All WordPress Core Updates <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🛡️ Speed and Security 
Keep your site fast and secure by managing core features:
<ul>
<li>Disable File Editor <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable Post Revisions <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable Application Passwords <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Script/Style Version Parameter <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🌐 WordPress API 
Manage various WordPress APIs to improve performance:
<ul>
<li>Disable XML-RPC API <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable WordPress Heartbeat API <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable REST API <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
✍️ Block Editor 
Manage Block Editor features to keep your site fast:
<ul>
<li>Disable Gutenberg</li>
<li>Disable Specific Gutenberg Features <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
</ul>
🔗 Third-Party Plugins Bloat 
Optimize your site by managing third-party plugin bloat:
<ul>
<li>Remove Jetpack Installation Notice</li>
<li>Disable Jetpack Promotions and Blaze</li>
<li>Disable Elementor Dashboard Widget</li>
<li>Disable Elementor Google Fonts Package</li>
<li>Disable SkyVerge Dashboard</li>
<li>Disable Yoast Ads, Premium Nags, and Admin Bar Item <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Yoast HTML Comments <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Disable Contact Form 7 JavaScript and CSS <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Hide UpDraftPlus on Admin Toolbar <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Hide Advanced Custom Fields Admin Menu <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove WPML Meta Generator Tag <a href="https://disablebloat.com/?utm_source=wp_org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme" rel="nofollow ugc">PRO</a></li>
<li>Remove Flexible Shipping Extensions Menu Entry</li>
<li>Disable WP Desk Dashboard Widget</li>
</ul>
⚙️ Usage 
Go to the configuration page: Settings -> Disable Bloat to get started. 🚀

Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce

Thanks a lot for the plugin. The admin panel again became cozy at home.

Clean admin again


Hi Sir. Right now I'm in front of my client's computer evaluating some plugins that she bought on her own (Disable Bloat Pro among them). Just great. 💪



I mean, in a highly productive way you managed to be successful in every important aspect related to the performance of the system. Neither more nor less, just enough, that's what I like the most about this resource 😻. And in that direction are a couple of tiny proposals for improvement that I don't know if they work for you but here they go anyway 🙂:



Contact Form Auto P



When Contact Form 7 generates its HTML, it has a slightly awkward detail of enclosing each form field in paragraph tags. Fortunately its developer offers a quick method to fix the problem by adding this line in wp-config.php:



define('WPCF7_AUTOP', false );



Maybe it would be fine if your plugin included that option. That way we could achieve the goal through the plugin without needing to edit the file.



WP Memory Limit



I am wondering if it is possible to increase WordPress memory using your plugin in the same way that it could be achieved via wp-config.php:



define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '1024M' );



This one is very useful for themes and plugins that demand more available RAM (Some of them even give a warning).



Autosave interval



It's about controlling the auto save time of the editor:



define('AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 30000 );



Personally I have it set to a high value of 30000 because I don't like that feature and so far I haven't found a way to permanently remove it. If there was an interface to control it directly from the panel, it would be useful and that's why I include it in the proposal.



Block external connections



I use it a lot, especially when developing projects like intranets:



define('WP_HTTP_BLOCK_EXTERNAL', true);



The problem is that WordPress generates php error reports in some parts of the interface.



The point is that in some cases it would be extremely useful to make WordPress 100% free of external connections. Imagine if that could be achieved just by checking/unchecking a box. 👍👍



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Thank you, that is all for now. I congratulate you on the minimalist and professional way in which you are developing this plugin 😎. I like it a lot!


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Unbloater vs Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce