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Remove WordPress Overhead

by omnisite · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.6.0 Tested up to WP 6.6.7

Remove WordPress Overhead has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 29,886 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 4, 2024, tested up to WordPress 6.6.7.

Remove WordPress Overhead at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
29,886
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Remove WordPress Overhead well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.6.7, not yet with the current 7.1

Remove WordPress Overhead reviews and ratings

5 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • good job

    great job work properly

    pagrob

  • Slick and clean

    Cool stuff!

    televizor

  • Awesome, unique free plugin!!

    I'm shocked this plugin doesn't have more downloads and positive reviews. I have been searching a while for a plugin to remove header output from my site. There are many plugins that will do one or two but no free ones that offer all of them. I also am hesitant with altering my functions.php file or creating a child theme to do so. Using this plugin bypasses losing the settings upon theme update and the management overhead of child themes. For me this plugin is most useful to remove the extraneous header information that is not necessary for my websites such as... rss+xml, Comments Feed, wp-json, rsd+xml, wlwmanifest+xml, json+oembed, xml+oembed. I just use this plugin to disable header information but love the other capabilities. If you don't have the technical knowledge to understand what you are disabling... then research it or don't disable. You have the option of enabling/disabling at a granular level just as the one user proved with his 2 star rating. Some of the URL options can alter the pages people are used to accessing on your site. The 2 star rating proved they were not qualified to make the changes they did. Don't blame the plugin, blame yourself!!

    bhosting

  • Nice

    Works even on my very old WP installation. Does exactly what is states.

    aeliane

  • Great for cleaning up your header

    Made by me, because I was always pasting in the same code in my theme functions file. So I made a plugin for it :-)

    omnisite

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Details

Remove overhead from the HTML, speed up your website and disable widgets you don't use

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

Tags

  • clean
  • disable widgets
  • header
  • remove
  • Remove Widgets
Version
1.6.0
Last updated
Aug 4, 2024
First published
Sep 22, 2016
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
6.6.7
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Remove WordPress Overhead FAQ

How many active installs does Remove WordPress Overhead have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Remove WordPress Overhead as of September 7, 2026.

Is Remove WordPress Overhead still maintained?

The last release was on August 4, 2024, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Remove WordPress Overhead free?

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