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Remove WordPress Overhead

v1.6.0Not updated in over a year

Remove overhead from the HTML, speed up your website and disable widgets you don't use

by omnisite · Website

cleandisable widgetsheaderremoveRemove Widgets
Rank
#5,450 24h 16 · 7d -16
Est. installs
1,877 High confidence
Total downloads
30K all time
Rating
5.0 ★ 5 reviews
Official installs
1,000+ public bucket
Support threads
0 last 2 months
Support resolved
— of threads
Tested up to
WP 6.6.10 compatibility

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Maintenance & compatibility

2.2 years ago

Last release

Version
1.6.0
Requires WP
6.0
Requires PHP
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On WP.org since
2016

About Remove WordPress Overhead

Remove WordPress Overhead is a WordPress plugin by omnisite, first published on WordPress.org in 2016. It has 1,000+ active installations and 30,351 downloads in total, and ranks #5,450 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it slipped 16 places. Users rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 5 reviews. Version 1.6.0 was released 2.2 years ago; WordPress.org flags plugins that have not been updated in over a year. It is tested up to WordPress 6.6.10 and requires WordPress 6.0 or later. No support threads were opened in the last two months. It is listed under clean, disable widgets, header, remove and Remove Widgets. Plugins with a similar focus include wp_head() cleaner, Unbloater and Parallax Scroll by adamrob.co.uk.

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