WP Basic Elements

WP Basic Elements gives you full control over the features WordPress loads by default. Disable what you don’t need, clean up the front-end markup, and streamline the admin interface — all from a single, modern settings page.

Every option is off by default. You choose exactly what to disable, nothing more.

What you can do

• Admin Bar — Remove individual items like the WP logo, New Content, Customize, Updates, Comments, Search, and more
• Dashboard Widgets — Hide Welcome Panel, At a Glance, Activity, Site Health, Quick Draft, WP Events & News, WooCommerce and Yoast widgets
• Admin Footer — Replace or hide the left and right footer text
• User Profile — Hide profile fields (Rich Editing, Color Scheme, Application Passwords, etc.) and remove individual contact methods (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and more)
• Comments — Disable the entire comment system with a single toggle
• Gutenberg Editor — Turn off Welcome Guide, Fullscreen Mode, Focus Mode, Distraction Free Mode, and Top Toolbar
• Meta Tags & Head Cleanup — Remove the generator tag, oEmbed links, shortlinks, WLW manifest, adjacent post links, REST API links, RSS feeds, emojis, and pingbacks/trackbacks
• REST API — Restrict access for non-logged-in users with a configurable whitelist

Why WP Basic Elements?

• Lightweight — no bloat, no frameworks, no external dependencies
• Opt-in only — safe to activate on any site without side effects
• Modern UI — clean settings page with sidebar navigation and toggle switches
• Translatable — ships with 10 languages out of the box
• Secure — all output escaped, all input sanitized

Translations

WP Basic Elements plugin can be translated to any language. Currently available translations are listed below.

• English
• Swedish (sv_SE)
• Norwegian Bokmål (nb_NO)
• Serbian (sr_RS)
• Danish (da_DK)
• Croatian (hr)
• German (de_DE)
• Polish (pl_PL)
• Italian (it_IT)
• Spanish (es_ES)
• French (fr_FR)