Best unbloat plugins for WordPress
The most popular unbloat plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Disable Everything leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Unbloater (5K+) and Optimator (20+). All 3 plugins tagged “unbloat” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 unbloat plugins
- 1.
Disable EverythingThe most installed unbloat plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Unbloater5K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 17 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 3.
Optimator20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 3 plugins tagged “unbloat”
Disable Everything
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,002by dessky13 days ago
Patch wp2shell instantly by Disabling REST API access.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 181/day
Unbloater
Down in the last 7 days:3#3,069by christophrado5 months ago
Remove unnecessary code, nags and bloat from WordPress core and certain plugins.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(17)
- Downloads
- 31/day
Optimator
Up in the last 7 days:207#28,708by Engramium10 months ago
Simplify and streamline WordPress by removing unnecessary data and functionalities.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day