Title: Payloadless
Author: George Vasiliades
Published: <strong>Súmbile 28, 2026</strong>
Last modified: Súmbile 28, 2026

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# Payloadless

 By [George Vasiliades](https://profiles.wordpress.org/poseidonas/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/payloadless.1.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/payloadless/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/payloadless/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/payloadless/#installation)
 * [Development](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/payloadless/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/payloadless/)

## Description

The plugin adds a page under Settings > Payloadless with three groups of switches.
Each one is independent and takes effect as soon as the settings are saved.

Front end: disable emojis, disable embeds, clean up the head, remove jQuery Migrate,
remove Dashicons for visitors, remove block library CSS on classic themes, remove
the password strength meter, disable RSS feeds.

Editor and admin: Heartbeat API mode and interval, autosave interval, post revisions
to keep, disable remote block patterns.

Background: disable self-pingbacks, disable core XML sitemaps.

Only the safe switches are on by default: emojis, embeds, head clean-up and self-
pingbacks. Everything else is off until you turn it on.

The plugin contacts no external service and sends nothing anywhere.

## Screenshots

[⌊The front end switches: emojis, embeds, head links, jQuery Migrate, Dashicons,
block library CSS, the password strength meter and RSS feeds.⌉⌊The front end switches:
emojis, embeds, head links, jQuery Migrate, Dashicons, block library CSS, the password
strength meter and RSS feeds.⌉[

The front end switches: emojis, embeds, head links, jQuery Migrate, Dashicons, block
library CSS, the password strength meter and RSS feeds.

[⌊Editor, admin and background switches: Heartbeat, autosave and revision intervals,
remote block patterns, self-pingbacks and core sitemaps.⌉⌊Editor, admin and background
switches: Heartbeat, autosave and revision intervals, remote block patterns, self-
pingbacks and core sitemaps.⌉[

Editor, admin and background switches: Heartbeat, autosave and revision intervals,
remote block patterns, self-pingbacks and core sitemaps.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin folder to wp-content/plugins or install the zip from Plugins 
    > Add New > Upload Plugin.
 2. Activate the plugin.
 3. Open Settings > Payloadless and review the switches.

## FAQ

### Will YouTube and other embeds still work with embeds disabled?

Yes. The switch stops other sites from embedding your posts and turns off discovery
for unknown providers. The providers WordPress knows keep working, including previews
in the editor.

### Does it cache or minify anything?

No. It only removes things WordPress loads by default.

### What happens with the block library CSS switch on a block theme?

Nothing. The switch applies only to classic themes.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Payloadless” is open source software. The following people have contributed to 
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ George Vasiliades ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/poseidonas/)

[Translate “Payloadless” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/payloadless)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/payloadless/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/payloadless/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/payloadless/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/payloadless/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.0

 * Removed the installation registry. It was never active in any release: the reporting
   address shipped empty, so no site ever sent anything, but the readme described
   it as if it did. The code and the description are both gone.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.0**
 *  Last updated **3 kúnler ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.7 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/payloadless/)
 * Tags
 * [Embeds](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/embeds/)[emojis](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/emojis/)
   [heartbeat](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/heartbeat/)[performance](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)
   [revisions](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/revisions/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://kaa.wordpress.org/plugins/payloadless/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ George Vasiliades ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/poseidonas/)

## Support

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