by Ryan Hellyer 5 (108 reviews)

Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)

Name: Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)
Rating: 5.0 (108 reviews)
Author: Ryan Hellyer

Disable the WordPress emoji functionality to improve performance and privacy.

Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) ranks #658 among WordPress.org plugins with 60,000+ active installations, is #91 of 5,058 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 108 reviews, and was last updated Jun 5, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)

v1.9.3 Current Version v1.9.3

Updated 5 months ago Last Update on 05 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on

#91 of 5,058 in Security Top 1% by installs Downloads -24.8% this week

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KW Avg Position

10.5

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1.3M

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Review 5 out of 5

5 (108 reviews)

Next Milestone 70K

Total Progress 45.5%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.9.3
Last Updated: Jun 05, 2026
Requires WP: 4.8+
Tested Up To: 7.0.8
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Ryan Hellyer

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 108
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to remove emoji-related code for performance and privacy reasons. It strips out the emoji detection scripts, styles, and DNS prefetching that WordPress loads by default, without affecting native emoji support in modern browsers.

Removes emoji detection script
Removes emoji styles
Removes emoji DNS prefetching
Removes wpemoji TinyMCE plugin
Strips emoji CDN hostname from prefetch hints
Prevents connections to s.w.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)

No. Modern browsers have built-in emoji support. This plugin only removes the JavaScript and CSS that WordPress adds for very old browsers.

Yes. Text-based emoticons like :) and :D will continue to work as they always have.

It does not connect to any external servers or send any data. It removes the DNS prefetch to WordPress.org's emoji CDN. See the GDPR section above for details.