by Abhishek Deshpande
5 (6 reviews)
The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow)
Disable unused WordPress features and remove bloat. 85 toggles for performance, security hardening, and WooCommerce — pure PHP, no .
Compatible with WP 6.9.4
v1.9.8
Current Version v1.9.8
Updated 1 week ago
Last Update on 25 Mar, 2026
Refreshed 6 hours ago
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- Version
- 1.9.8
- Last Updated
- Mar 25, 2026
- Requires WP
- 5.0+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9.4
- PHP Version
- 7.4 or higher
- Author
- Abhishek Deshpande
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow)
Each toggle is independent. Safe defaults are on. Risky ones (jQuery Migrate, defer JS, scripts to footer) are off by default. If something breaks - turn that toggle off. Nothing is written to disk.
Yes. Pure PHP hooks, no .htaccess required.
Only if you don't use Jetpack, the WordPress mobile app, or any XML-RPC client.
Test on staging first. These two are the most likely to cause issues on complex sites - some themes and plugins rely on scripts being available synchronously in <head>.
No. This plugin removes unused WordPress features. For page caching, use a dedicated plugin.
Not currently. The plugin is designed and tested for single-site WordPress installs. Multisite support is planned for a future release.
Yes. When WooCommerce is active, a WooCommerce section appears in Settings -> Off Switch with 9 dedicated toggles for removing WooCommerce frontend overhead. None of the core toggles touch WooCommerce - each module is independent.
Enable the Emoji Script toggle under The Off Switches. It removes the emoji CDN script (~15 KB + 1 HTTP request) — modern browsers render emoji natively without it.
Enable the Heartbeat API toggle. It reduces admin polling from every 15 seconds to every 60 seconds. For most sites the difference is invisible to editors.
Yes. This plugin removes features at the WordPress hook level before caching plugins run. Use both — they do different jobs. This plugin removes unnecessary output; a caching plugin stores and serves the result.