by Chuck Reynolds 4.2 (5 reviews)

Selfish Fresh Start

Name: Selfish Fresh Start
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Chuck Reynolds

Built to run on EVERY WordPress install, selfish fresh start removes unneeded admin and html meta clutter.

Selfish Fresh Start ranks #25,596 among WordPress.org plugins with 20+ active installations, is #556 of 1,150 in the Editor & Writing category, a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Aug 20, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.3.0 Current Version v1.3.0

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 20 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 6 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#556 of 1,150 in Editor & Writing Top 50% by installs

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#25,596

+86 this week

Active Installs

20+

-25.9%

KW Avg Position

90.5 better

Downloads

8.5K

+2 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (5 reviews)

Next Milestone 30

Total Progress 40%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.3.0
Last Updated: Aug 20, 2026
Requires WP: 7.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Chuck Reynolds

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 5
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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admin cleanup dashboard declutter editor

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Selfish Fresh Start

No, and there will not be one. The whole point is that it does its thing the moment you activate it.

That is this plugin, and it is intentional. It forces default_ping_status to closed and turns off the default pingback flag, because self-pings and trackbacks are almost entirely spam at this point. If you need pingbacks on, deactivate the plugin.

Yes. It deactivates it first, then deletes the files, but only when WordPress can write to the filesystem directly. If your install needs FTP credentials to modify files, it deactivates it and stops there rather than interrupting your admin with a credentials prompt.

Only on save. The character cleanup runs when a post or title is saved, so pasted curly quotes get straightened at that point. It does not touch content already in the database.

On purpose. Plenty of admin screens and plugins still lean on it. Only the frontend has it stripped.