Remove WordPress Overhead

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Directory rank vs rivals

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ pagrob

   2.7y ago

   great job work properly

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2. ★★★★★ televizor

   6.0y ago

   Cool stuff!

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3. ★★★★★ bhosting

   9.7y ago

   I’m shocked this plugin doesn’t have more downloads and positive reviews. I have been searching a while for a plugin to remove header output from my site. There are many plugins that will do one or two but no free ones that offer all of them. I also am hesitant with altering my functions.php file or creating a child theme to do so. Using this plugin bypasses losing the settings upon theme update and the management overhead of child themes. For me this plugin is most useful to remove the extraneous header information that is not necessary for my websites such as… rss+xml, Comments Feed, wp-json, rsd+xml, wlwmanifest+xml, json+oembed, xml+oembed. I just use this plugin to disable header information but love the other capabilities. If you don’t have the technical knowledge to understand what you are disabling… then research it or don’t disable. You have the option of enabling/disabling at a granular level just as the one user proved with his 2 star rating. Some of the URL options can alter the pages people are used to accessing on your site. The 2 star rating proved they were not qualified to make the changes they did. Don’t blame the plugin, blame yourself!!

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4. ★★★★★ aeliane

   9.9y ago

   Works even on my very old WP installation. Does exactly what is states.

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5. ★★★★★ omnisite

   9.9y ago

   Made by me, because I was always pasting in the same code in my theme functions file. So I made a plugin for it 🙂

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
2. 2026-03-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 6 days in tier
3. 2026-03-14 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-03-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-03-10 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-03-09 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-03-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 9 days in tier
8. 2026-02-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Unbloater 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• W wp_head() cleaner 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• C Clean WP Dashboard 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• S Space Remover 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• WPtimize 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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Remove WordPress Overhead: 1K+ active installs, 5.0★ (5 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/remove-wp-overhead