WordPress, one switch at a time.
Plain guides to the settings WordPress ships with: what they do, what they cost you, and how to turn them off, with or without a plugin.
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WordPress loads emoji JavaScript on every page. Here is why you should stop it.
WordPress adds ~10KB of emoji detection JavaScript to every single page — even if you never use emojis. Here is what it does, why it exists, and why removing it is safe in 2026.