Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce PRO

Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce PRO groups settings for turning off selected WordPress, WooCommerce and third-party extension capabilities. Find them under Settings > Disable Bloat. WooCommerce is optional, so websites without a shop can leave its controls unused.

Choose WooCommerce functions

For store administration, settings cover WooCommerce Admin, Analytics, the Home screen and individual WooCommerce Admin features. You can also disable the Marketing Hub and related promotions, WooCommerce Guide Emails, email notifications and “Get the App” content in emails. Back-end controls include the WooCommerce Status meta box, Dashboard Setup widget, new Product Editor and WooCommerce Blocks.

Some extensions, including Google Listings & Ads, may depend on WooCommerce Admin. Disabling it can affect those extensions, so check their functions after changing this setting.

Storefront options cover WooCommerce widgets, scripts and styles, cart fragments and Blocks, as well as unnecessary Stripe scripts. Select the controls that fit the store’s setup.

Adjust the WordPress admin and login

Admin settings can conceal update notices from non-admin users, disable editor autosave and dashboard widgets, remove the WordPress logo from the admin bar, and remove admin footer text. Login options include hiding the WordPress logo, changing its link or title parameter, and disabling the language switcher.

Manage performance, core and editor features

Other settings can disable the password strength meter, load the Comments script only when needed, disable front-end Dashicons, remove the s.w.org DNS prefetch, disable jQuery Migrate and wp-embed, and remove the meta generator tag. You can also disable sidebar widgets and emoji scripts.

Controls for scripts and feeds include removing RSS feed links, disabling RSS feeds, removing the generator tag from RSS feeds, removing the Windows Live Writer manifest link and removing the shortlink from the HTTP header.

WordPress core options cover XML-RPC, post revisions, the built-in file editor, theme and plugin auto-updates, WordPress core updates, application passwords, script and style version parameters, the Heartbeat API and the REST API. Block Editor options include disabling Gutenberg or selected Gutenberg features.

Control selected plugin features

Settings for third-party plugins include removing the Jetpack installation notice and disabling Jetpack promotions and Blaze; disabling the Elementor dashboard widget and Google Fonts package; disabling the SkyVerge dashboard widget; removing Yoast ads, premium notices, its admin bar entry or HTML comments; and disabling Contact Form 7 JavaScript and CSS. Options also cover hiding UpdraftPlus from the admin toolbar, hiding the Advanced Custom Fields admin menu, removing the WPML meta generator tag, removing the Flexible Shipping menu entry and disabling the WP Desk Dashboard widget.

Configure settings for the website

1. Open Disable Bloat settings in the WordPress administration area.
2. Review the WordPress, WooCommerce, email, back-end, front-end, admin, login and performance sections.
3. Disable only features the site does not need.
4. Review the administration area, store pages and relevant WooCommerce or plugin functions after applying the selected controls.

The settings are selectable, so you can tailor cleanup to the site’s workflow and front-end setup. Install and activate the plugin, then manage its controls from the WordPress administration area.