Control loading of external files when developing locally
As of April 2026, Airplane Mode is a WordPress http plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 40K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Mailgun for WordPress.
Control loading of external files when developing locally. WP loads certain external files (fonts, gravatar, etc) and makes external HTTP calls. This isn’t usually an issue, unless you’re working in an evironment without a web connection. This plugin removes / unhooks those actions to reduce load time and avoid errors due to missing files.
Features
| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | false+ required |
= 0.2.5 – 2019/11/15
* Remove usage of method that’s been deprecated in WordPress trunk. props @johnbillion
= 0.2.4 – 2017/12/13
* Added localhost bypass for loading CSS and JS files when hot reloading. props @shadyvb
* Added additional hook removals for new automated updates and language packs.
* Removed outdated create_function call for PHP 7.2 compatibility. props @geminorum
* General cleanup
= 0.2.3 – 2017/03/05
* Adding option to force transient purge
* Adding clean action to WP-CLI functions
= 0.2.2 – 2016/12/07
* Adding WP-CLI support. props @markjaquith
= 0.2.1 – 2016/10/19
* Fix settings page language drowdown when used offline. props @onnimonni
= 0.2.0 – 2016/08/26
* modify CSS loading for front-end, removed loading for login page. props @barryceelen
* fixed WP.org theme API call request to avoid WP_Error return. props @onnimonni
= 0.1.9 – 2016/07/25
* Prevent BuddyPress from falling back to Gravatar. props @johnbillion
= 0.1.8 – 2016/07/12
* allow JETPACK_DEV_DEBUG constant to take priority over filter. props @kopepasah
* added additional CSS for upcoming 4.6. change to upload tab.
= 0.1.7 – 2016/05/18
* allow local HTTP calls with optional filter. props @johnbillion
* add back index.php link to main dashboard menu item
* bumped minimum WP version requirement to 4.4
= 0.1.6 – 2016/04/25
* minor tweak to include CSS for new icon font
= 0.1.5 – 2016/04/24
* adding custom icon font for display and removing label. props @barryceelen
= 0.1.4 – 2016/02/26
* better setup for blocked external assets. props @johnbillion
= 0.1.3 – 2016/02/22
* modified CSS rules to fix media bulk actions bar from disappearing
* moved airplane_mode_status_change action to run before redirect, and now includes the status being run.
= 0.1.2 – 2016/01/09
* added back HTTP count when inactive
* removed HTTP count completely when Query Monitor is active
= 0.1.1 – 2016/01/06
* fixed incorrect nonce check that was breaking toggle
* changed CSS and JS checks to include all themes and plugins as well as core
= 0.1.0 – 2015/12/30
* added airplane_mode_purge_transients filter to bypass transient purge
= 0.0.9 – 2015/12/07
* changed from colored circle to actual airplane icon for usability
* fixed dashboard link icon for multisite
* changed to exclude all external stylesheets, not just Open Sans
* added language files for translateable goodness
* general cleanup for WP coding standards
= 0.0.8 – 2015/05/18
* added class_exists as now included in DesktopServer and collisions could result
* fixed if ( ! defined ... for AIRMDE_BASE constant
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