by Nilo Velez 5 (52 reviews)

Machete

Name: Machete
Rating: 5.0 (52 reviews)
Author: Nilo Velez

Machete is a lean and simple suite of tools that solve common WordPress annoyances: cookie bar, tracking codes, header cleanup, social sharing

Machete ranks #2,761 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #92 of 1,974 in the Analytics category, a 5/5 rating from 52 reviews, and was last updated Aug 5, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v5.3 Current Version v5.3

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 05 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 9 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#92 of 1,974 in Analytics Top 5% by installs Downloads -21.1% this week

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Rank

#2,761

+1 this week

Active Installs

6K+

-12.8%

KW Avg Position

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Downloads

83.9K

+41 today

Support Resolved

100%

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Rating

100%

Review 5 out of 5

5 (52 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 87.3%

6K+ 7K+

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Growth Needed

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Reviews & Ratings

5.0

52 reviews

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 day ago

Jul 23, 2026 UNPATCHED

Machete [machete] <= 5.2 (unfixed)

CVE-2026-65538 · No fix released

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.3
Last Updated: Aug 05, 2026
Requires WP: 5.9+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Nilo Velez

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 52
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

analytics clone cookies maintenance optimization

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

Machete is for WordPress site owners and developers who want to avoid installing many separate plugins. It solves common WordPress annoyances like header bloat, cookie/GDPR warnings, tracking code insertion, maintenance mode, post cloning, social sharing, and WooCommerce quirks using minimal server resources.

Header cleanup optimization
Cookies & GDPR warning bar
Google Analytics tracking code
Google Tag Manager tracking code
Maintenance mode
Post & Page cloner
Social sharing buttons
WooCommerce Utils

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Machete

Yes, but Machete does it well enough and is probably much lighter.

Machete is meant to be used as a development suite. If you are looking for a simpler solution to cut out WordPress bloat, you should have a look at WordPress WPO Tweaks & Optimizations by Fernando Tellado.

Machete caches some of its options to files located in wp-content\uploads\machete\ to speed up loading. This is completely safe, but it's not a normal WordPress behaviour and it might make plugins like WordFence raise a warning. Just whitelist the action, save again and you'll be fine.

Like it or not, the WordPress Block Editor (codenamed Gutenberg) is here to stay. Instead of disabling Gutenberg, you should be focusing on updating you workflow to use it. If you need to disable Gutenberg during the transition, you should use the official Classic Editor plugin.