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FlashSpeed

by Matt Biscay · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.3.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

FlashSpeed has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 2,186 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 29, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

FlashSpeed at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
2,186
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

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, the current release is 7.1

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

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
4.3.0
Last updated
Aug 29, 2026
First published
Jul 2, 2022
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
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 September 7, 2026.

Is FlashSpeed still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 29, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is FlashSpeed free?

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