Description
UnclutterWP is a Core Web Vitals and PageSpeed optimization plugin for WordPress.
Its primary goal is to help site owners improve:
– LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)
– CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)
– INP (Interaction to Next Paint)
It does this by giving you optional controls to remove unnecessary frontend bloat, disable legacy WordPress features, and reduce unneeded requests.
Features
- Improve Core Web Vitals through optional frontend optimization controls
- Reduce render-blocking scripts and styles
- Remove unused WordPress assets and discovery links
- Disable unnecessary frontend features
- Reduce layout shift risk from non-essential scripts
- Optimize script loading behavior by removing unneeded runtime features
Existing feature controls include:
– Clean Head Metadata: Removes unnecessary elements from the <head> output.
– Disable JSON API Links: Removes JSON and oEmbed discovery output when not needed.
– Disable REST API: Disables REST API functionality for sites that do not require it.
– Disable Trackbacks: Disables legacy trackback behavior.
– Disable Pingback: Disables pingback headers and XML-RPC pingback behavior.
– Disable Emojis: Removes WordPress emoji scripts and styles.
– Remove Translations: Disables translation loading where multilingual support is not required.
– Remove wptexturize: Disables wptexturize processing.
– Disable Embeds: Disables embed functionality and wp-embed scripts.
– Remove Gutenberg Styles: Removes front-end block library styles.
– Remove XMLRPC Pingback Calls: Blocks XML-RPC pingback calls.
– Admin Cleanup Tools: Optional dashboard widget and admin menu cleanup controls.
Screenshots
Optimization Settings grouped by LCP, CLS, INP, and Advanced Optimization 
Tools page for optional admin cleanup controls 
Installation
- Download the plugin zip file.
- Log in to your WordPress admin panel.
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- Click “Upload Plugin”, select the zip file, and click “Install Now”.
- Activate the plugin.
- Open
UnclutterWP Performancein the admin menu.
FAQ
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How does this plugin improve Core Web Vitals?
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It removes or disables optional WordPress frontend resources and legacy features that can add extra requests, CSS, or JavaScript overhead.
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Will this break my site?
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All controls are optional. Enable settings incrementally and test pages after each change, especially if your site depends on REST API, embeds, or XML-RPC integrations.
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Can I still use the plugin for admin cleanup?
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Yes. Existing dashboard widget and admin menu cleanup features are still available under the Tools page.
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Contributors & Developers
“UnclutterWP – Core Web Vitals & Performance Optimizer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial release