Machete is a lean and simple suite of tools that solve common WordPress annoyances: cookie bar, tracking codes, header cleanup, social sharing
As of April 2026, Machete is a WordPress clone plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 52 reviews. It has been downloaded 84K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 34% this week. Top alternative: All-in-One WP Migration and Backup.
Machete is a simple suite of tools that solves common WordPress annoyances using as few resources as possible. Machete doesn’t cover every single use case, but there is a huge amount of sites that would require less plugins if they used Machete.
All Machete tools have two things in common: they solve problems faced by many web developers and they do it using as few server resources as possible.
So far, Machete includes the following tools:
WordPress places a lot of code inside the <head> tag just to keep backward compatibility or to enable optional features. You can disable most of it and save some time from each page request while making your installation safer.
We know you hate cookie warning bars. Well, this is the least hat…
I use Machete mainly to clean up the <head> and remove unnecessary scripts. It does exactly what it promises: improves performance and reduces exposure to automated attacks, all from a simple, easy-to-use interface.
Recommended if you know what you’re doing and use a classic theme or a builder like Elementor.
Simplemente genial y gratis. Lo instalaré en todos mis sitios. Muchas gracias Nilo. Solo faltaría que actualices el video explicativo, para los que entendemos poco.
¡He mejorado la velocidad de carga de mi web!
Que instales el modo mantenimiento, clonar, cookies y analytics en un mismo plugin es lo más.
Gracias!
Un plugin que cumple con lo que dice hacer. Lo instalamos en todas las webs que montamos, y es una joya, verdaderamente.
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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