A collection of functions to clean up WordPress front and back-end to make it easier for editors to work and for you to look at the source code. Hiding content is also a good thing to do to limit the possibilities for your clients to destroy your beautiful site :)
Tested with version: 4.9.5
Don’t just include these files in your project. Look at the content, update the options and see what works for you! The code is not optimized for speed, it’s optimized for readability. Sometimes the impact on performance makes these functions not eligible.
You should probably keep some things visible to you or a super admin. Check the user role like this:
if ( ! current_user_can( 'administrator' ) ) {
// Clean it up!
}Hide items and sub-items in the admin bar. Also known as the Toolbar.
Hide 'Thank you' text and version number in the admin footer
Hide items and sub-items in the admin menu.
Remove default fields in the comment form.
Remove all or specific contextual tabs with help and information about how to use the WordPress interface.
Remove dashboard meta boxes or even the whole dashboard itself.
Disable built-in emojis that loads large JavaScript, CSS and image files 👎
Disable the Gutenberg editor.
Clears out generated unwanted stuff from the wp_head hook. Such as feeds and WordPress version.
Remove functions related to images like the gallery, default link, alignment, and sizes.
De-registers the WordPress default jQuery script.
Remove actions from the media uploader
Remove columns shown in the manage posts screen.
Remove specific meta boxes from post-types.
Remove fields from the user profile page, like contact information or the Biographical Info section.
Disable the REST API
Remove default roles. Remove capabilities to specific roles or users.
Disable search query and search form.
Remove default taxonomies.
Remove theme features.
Disable updates and remove notifications.
Remove default widgets.
Change settings and clean up the TinyMCE WYSIWYG.
Functions to clean up common plugins.
Feel free to suggest anything you see missing or want to be fixed!