Strip The Bloat

Site, Database & SEO Optimizers

One-click toggles for WordPress bloat, a database cleaner for revisions and transients, comment-spam controls, and per-page Core Web Vitals scores.

What it does

WordPress ships with weight most sites never use — emoji scripts, embeds, XML-RPC, REST links, pingbacks — and accumulates more in the database as revisions and expired transients pile up. The optimizer is a panel of one-click toggles that strips what you don't need, cleans what built up, and then proves the result with per-page Core Web Vitals scores. It's deliberately designed to complement caching plugins like NitroPack, not fight them: it removes work at the source instead of caching around it.

What's inside

Bloat toggles

Disable emojis, embeds, XML-RPC, RSD/WLW links, shortlinks, pingbacks, and more — each an independent switch.

Database cleaner

Clear old revisions, auto-drafts, trashed posts, expired transients, and orphaned metadata (back up first — the UI reminds you).

Comment controls

Auto-close comments on old posts and bulk-delete spam/unapproved comments before they bloat the database.

Core Web Vitals

Google Lighthouse runs per page for mobile performance scores, so you measure what you changed.

Cache-plugin aware

If a caching plugin like NitroPack is active, the UI tells you which toggles overlap so you never double-optimize.

How it works

  1. Open Power Up WP → Optimizer.
  2. Flip the bloat toggles you don't need (most sites can disable emojis, embeds, and XML-RPC immediately).
  3. Back up, then run the database cleaner.
  4. Set comment rules: auto-close after N days, clean out spam.
  5. Run Core Web Vitals on key pages to verify the gains.

FAQ

Will this conflict with NitroPack or WP Rocket?

No — it works at a different layer (removing scripts and database weight at the source). The UI flags any overlapping toggle when a caching plugin is detected.

Is the database cleaner safe?

It only removes genuinely expendable data (revisions, expired transients, spam), and it tells you to back up first anyway. Belt and suspenders.

How much speed will I gain?

It depends on the site — a page-builder site with years of revisions gains far more than a lean fresh install. Measure with the built-in Core Web Vitals before and after.

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Prefer the manual? Read the Site, Database & SEO Optimizers docs.

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