Bloat Buster – A Simple Plugin To Kill Off Bloat
A super simple plugin to remove unnecessary bloat from your WordPress site.
5(2 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Bloat Buster is a WordPress disable plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.5+ and PHP 7.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2022. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Classic Widgets.
5/52 reviews
30active installs
3.8K+total downloads
4 yearssince 2022
Overview
Bloat Buster is a super simple plugin to remove unnecessary bloat from your WordPress site. Just a toggle away and you’re set.
Features
9 Optimization Features Available:
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Remove Emoticon Scripts – Remove extra code related to emojis from WordPress which was added recently to suport emoticons in an older browser.
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Remove Full Site Editing Global Styles – This will prevent the Full Site Editing global CSS from loading because this script is enabled by default even if you’re not using FSE.
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Remove RSD Links – RSD (Really Simple Discovery) is needed if you intend to use XML-RPC client, pingback, etc. However, if you don’t need pingback or remote client to manage post then you can safely get rid of this unnecessary header.
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Remove Shortlink – Starting f…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.5+ requiredTested up to 6.4.8 |
| PHP | 7.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.1, January 6, 2024
- Compatibility with WordPress 6.4.2.
- Increased overall robustness of the import setting functionality.
- Improved the exported file naming convention by incorporating a timestamp to make each export unique and easily identifiable.
- Implemented comprehensive file handling and validation for the import setting process, including checks for file type, size limitations, and JSON content validation.
Contributors
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