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 #2,768 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #94 of 1,807 in the Analytics category, a 5/5 rating from 52 reviews, and was last updated May 24, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7

v5.2 Current Version v5.2

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 24 May, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#94 of 1,807 in Analytics Top 5% by installs

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Rank

#2,768

+1 this week

Active Installs

6K+

-17.1%

KW Avg Position

70.4

0.6 worse

Downloads

83.9K

+1 today

Support Resolved

— No change

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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Tracked Keywords

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
cookies	29	—	Tag	8 hours ago
clone	31	—	Tag	8 hours ago
maintenance	48	—	Tag	8 hours ago
optimization	101	—	Tag	8 hours ago
analytics	143	—	Tag	8 hours ago

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.2
Last Updated: May 24, 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: 0%

Keywords

analytics clone cookies maintenance optimization

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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.