As of April 2026, Block Weight Inspector is a WordPress assets plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 123 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2026. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Prevent Browser Caching.
0/5Rating
0active installs
123total downloads
3 monthssince 2026
Overview
Block Weight Inspector adds a sidebar panel in the block editor that maps blocks in the current post/page to the CSS and JS assets they register. It estimates local asset sizes, highlights top offenders, and exports a JSON report. It can also generate a suggested conditional-loading snippet to help you dequeue assets when a block is not present.
It also adds a Tools -> Block Weight Inspector screen for auditing existing posts without opening the editor.
Note: The inspector preserves block comment delimiters when analyzing content so parse_blocks() remains accurate after sanitization.
Key features:
- Block -> asset mapping using registered block metadata.
- Estimated size for local assets.
- Top offenders summary and full asset list.
- JSON export for sharing or auditing.
- Suggested conditio…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Changelog
0.1.0
- Initial release.
Contributors
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