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John Dalesandro
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Head Trimmer
Selectively remove WordPress version information, feeds, shortlinks, emoji support, scripts, styles, and other automatically generated extras from the …
Head Trimmer ranks #23,327 among WordPress.org plugins with 30+ active installations, is #1,310 of 4,566 in the Security category, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Jun 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.2)
v1.0.6
Current Version v1.0.6
Updated 3 months ago
Last Update on 12 Jun, 2026
Refreshed 9 hours ago
Last Refreshed on
#1,310 of 4,566 in Security
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Active Installs
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- Version
- 1.0.6
- Last Updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.9+
- Tested Up To
- 7
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- John Dalesandro
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Head Trimmer
Please verify settings for other installed plugins which may re-add an element. As an example, various SEO plugins may include an option to add the canonical or relational links.
Head Trimmer removes the installed WordPress version number from script and style URLs. It does not remove version numbers generated by other plugins such as caching and optimization plugins. I enabled "Remove Interactivity API", "Remove JavaScript Import Map", "Remove Image Auto Sizes Styles", or "Remove Speculation Rules" and something on my site broke. These options may break blocks or plugins that rely on the WordPress Interactivity API, ES module imports, or automatic image sizing. For example, the navigation block depends on the Interactivity API. If you experience issues, uncheck the relevant options on the Admin → Settings → Head Trimmer screen.
Most elements Head Trimmer can remove are informational or legacy features that modern sites do not need. However, some options such as Remove jQuery, Remove Interactivity API, Remove JavaScript Import Map, and Remove Image Auto Sizes Styles can break functionality if your theme or plugins depend on them. Speculation Rules is generally safe to remove as it only affects browser prefetching of internal links. Removing Canonical can negatively affect SEO on paginated archives. Removing jQuery will also prevent any scripts that depend on jQuery from loading. Review the description next to each setting before enabling it, and test after making changes.
Options that could interfere with admin functionality are automatically limited to the front end only. These include removing emoji support, block styles, classic theme styles, jQuery, and the Interactivity API. The settings screen notes which options do not affect administrative screens. I enabled "Remove Canonical" and I am concerned about SEO. WordPress outputs canonical links on paginated archives such as page 2 and page 3 of post listings. Removing canonical links from these pages can result in duplicate content issues in search engines. If your site uses pagination and SEO is a concern, consider leaving this option unchecked or using an SEO plugin that manages canonical links independently. I enabled "Remove jQuery" and scripts on my site stopped working. Removing jQuery also prevents any scripts that declare jQuery as a dependency from loading. This includes many theme and plugin scripts such as sliders, lightboxes, and form handlers. If you experience broken functionality after enabling this option, uncheck it on the Admin → Settings → Head Trimmer screen. I enabled "Remove REST API Links" but the REST API is still accessible. This option only removes the REST API discovery links from the page source and HTTP response headers. It does not disable the REST API itself. If you need to restrict REST API access, that requires a separate approach outside the scope of this plugin. I enabled "Remove Image Auto Sizes Styles" and my images look smaller than expected. The image auto sizes CSS fix exists to correct a rendering issue in some browsers where images using sizes=auto appear smaller than their container. Removing it may cause this visual issue to reappear. If you notice images displaying incorrectly after enabling this option, uncheck it on the Admin → Settings → Head Trimmer screen.
