WP Basic Elements
Disable unnecessary WordPress features, clean up your markup, and simplify the admin. Everything is opt-in — nothing changes until you say so.
5(5 reviews)
·100 active installs·Updated 1 week agoAs of April 2026, WP Basic Elements is a WordPress admin plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 24K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.9+ and PHP 8.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Loginizer.
5/55 reviews
100active installs
24K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
WP Basic Elements gives you full control over the features WordPress loads by default. Disable what you don’t need, clean up the front-end markup, and streamline the admin interface — all from a single, modern settings page.
Every option is off by default. You choose exactly what to disable, nothing more.
What you can do
- Admin Bar — Remove individual items like the WP logo, New Content, Customize, Updates, Comments, Search, and more
- Dashboard Widgets — Hide Welcome Panel, At a Glance, Activity, Site Health, Quick Draft, WP Events & News, WooCommerce and Yoast widgets
- Admin Footer — Replace or hide the left and right footer text
- User Profile — Hide profile fields (Rich Editing, Color Scheme, Application Passwords, etc.) and remove individual contact methods (Facebook, Instagram,…
Ratings & Reviews
55 reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 8.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
6.0.0
- Complete rewrite of plugin
- New modern settings UI with sidebar navigation, toggle switches, and per-section cards
- “Toggle All” button in each section to quickly enable/disable all options
- Active tab persisted via localStorage across page loads and saves
- All translation strings escaped with esc_html__ or esc_attr__
…and 9 more changes
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.