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WP Theme Optimizer

by d · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.1.4 Tested up to WP 4.6.30

WP Theme Optimizer has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 12,392 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 7, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.6.30.

WP Theme Optimizer at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
12,392
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 WP Theme Optimizer well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.6.30, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

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

  • Remove CSS and JS versions
  • Remove WP Generator tag
  • Remove OEmbed Links
  • Remove jQuery Migrate
  • Remove emoji-release.js
  • Remove recent comments inline CSS
  • Remove RSD Link
  • Remove RSS feeds
  • Remove wlwmanifest.xml
  • Remove WP JSON link
  • Remove WP Shortlink
  • Remove Next/Previous post links

WP Theme Optimizer reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

2 reviews

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  • A real time saver

    Great toolkit for optimising WP themes quickly and efficiently!

    TomHayes

  • Does what it says on the tin

    I make a lot of these fixes manually and it is great to have a nice simple interface to make themes faster and lighter

    blindpet

Details

Optimize your WordPress theme header by removing excess tags and scripts. Make your site faster and more secure by hiding WordPress tags.

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

Tags

  • optimiser
  • optimizer
  • remove header information
  • remove query strings from static resources
  • theme
Version
1.1.4
Last updated
Nov 7, 2016
First published
Jul 30, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
4.6.30
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WP Theme Optimizer FAQ

What does WP Theme Optimizer do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Theme Optimizer offers Remove CSS and JS versions, Remove WP Generator tag, Remove OEmbed Links, Remove jQuery Migrate and Remove emoji-release.js.

How many active installs does WP Theme Optimizer have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for WP Theme Optimizer as of September 7, 2026.

Is WP Theme Optimizer still maintained?

The last release was on November 7, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is WP Theme Optimizer free?

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