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THE FINDERPRESS TOOL DIRECTORY
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01 / SOURCE DETAILS
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)
02 / SOURCE DETAILS
Upload the wp-basic-elements folder to /wp-content/plugins/ Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress Go to Settings > WPBE Elements Enable the options you need and save
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Will this break my site? No. Every option is off by default. Nothing changes until you explicitly enable a feature. Where are the settings? Go to Settings > WPBE Elements in your WordPress admin. Can I use this with WooCommerce? Yes. WooCommerce REST API endpoints and dashboard widgets are handled separately so you can safely disable what you don’t need without affecting your store. How do I report a bug or request a feature? Use the support forum on wordpress.org.
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