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FlashSpeed

by Matt Biscay · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.3.1 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 7.4+

FlashSpeed has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,378 downloads all time. It was downloaded 122 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on October 13, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

FlashSpeed at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
2,378
Downloads, last 30 days
122
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is FlashSpeed well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Optimization Impact dashboard – Review estimated requests, installed file weight, emoji loader bytes, and measurable discovery markup removed per eligible page…
  • WordPress asset control – Disable front-end emojis, embeds, Dashicons, and password-strength assets where they are not needed
  • External resource control – Block compatible enqueued Google Fonts and Google Maps resources when your design does not require them
  • Head cleanup – Remove feed discovery, RSD, shortlink, REST API discovery, and generator markup; disable pingback discovery separately
  • Legacy interface cleanup – Disable XML-RPC and related pingback behavior when no integration depends on them
  • Self-ping prevention – Stop WordPress posts from pinging other URLs on the same site
  • Comment and pingback control – Disable comments by post type, close incoming pings, remove pingback discovery, and unload comment-reply.js when it is…
  • Avatar privacy – Replace remote Gravatar requests with a local fallback image
  • Privacy & access controls – Reduce public user enumeration, disable or redirect author archives, disable theme/plugin file editors and remote block patterns…
  • Application Password global disable – Turn off Application Password authentication site-wide when apps and integrations do not need it
  • Administration cleanup – Remove Recent Comments widget CSS, hide update notices from users who cannot update, simplify the WordPress logo and “Howdy” admin-bar…
  • Site icon fallback – Prevent a missing favicon request when WordPress has no Site Icon configured

Download and install history

192 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
FlashSpeed downloads per day06.312.518.825Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
FlashSpeed active installs02.557.510Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
FlashSpeed rating00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
FlashSpeed review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Details

Make WordPress lighter by removing unused assets and head clutter. See the estimated savings and control exactly what your site loads.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • bloat
  • core web vitals
  • performance
  • Security Headers
  • speed

More from Matt Biscay

Version
4.3.1
Last updated
Oct 13, 2026
First published
Jul 2, 2022
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

FlashSpeed FAQ

What does FlashSpeed do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, FlashSpeed offers Optimization Impact dashboard – Review estimated requests, installed file weight, emoji loader bytes, and measurable discovery markup removed per eligible page, WordPress asset control – Disable front-end emojis, embeds, Dashicons, and password-strength assets where they are not needed, External resource control – Block compatible enqueued Google Fonts and Google Maps resources when your design does not require them, Head cleanup – Remove feed discovery, RSD, shortlink, REST API discovery, and generator markup; disable pingback discovery separately and Legacy interface cleanup – Disable XML-RPC and related pingback behavior when no integration depends on them.

How many active installs does FlashSpeed have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for FlashSpeed as of October 22, 2026.

Is FlashSpeed still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on October 13, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is FlashSpeed free?

FlashSpeed is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.