Title: Lightify – Performance Optimization & Cleanup Author: DaftPlug Published: June 14, 2026 Last modified: June 14, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/lightify/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3572232) # Lightify – Performance Optimization & Cleanup By [DaftPlug](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daftplug/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/lightify.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightify/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightify/#reviews) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightify/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lightify/) ## Description Lightify is a lightweight performance helper for WordPress. It focuses on a small set of safe, well-understood front-end optimizations you can toggle from a single settings page — no caching layer, no file rewriting, and no external services. #### What it does * **Bloat Removal** – Optionally disable emojis, dashicons (front end), block editor CSS, jQuery Migrate, oEmbed discovery, XML-RPC, and RSS feeds. * **Network Improvements** – Add `preconnect` and `dns-prefetch` resource hints for the origins you specify, printed by WordPress in the document head. * **Media** – Add native `loading="lazy"` to iframes in your post content. Every optimization is off or on by a simple checkbox and applies only where noted. If something looks off, just turn the relevant option back off. ### External services This plugin does not connect to, or transmit any data to, any external service. All functionality runs locally on your WordPress installation. ### Source Code Lightify contains no minified, compiled, or obfuscated code. All PHP, CSS, and other source files shipped in the plugin are the original human-readable source and require no build step. The plugin’s stylesheet (`assets/css/admin.css`) is enqueued directly in its readable form. ## FAQ ### Does Lightify cache my pages? No. Lightify intentionally does not include a caching layer. It performs only the lightweight cleanup and resource-hint optimizations described above. It is safe to run alongside a dedicated caching plugin. ### Will it break my site? Each optimization is individually toggleable and uses standard WordPress hooks. If a setting causes an issue with your theme or another plugin, simply disable it. ### Does it send any data anywhere? No. Lightify does not connect to any external service and does not collect or transmit any data. Everything runs locally on your site. ### Where do the resource hints appear? Lightify adds your preconnect and dns-prefetch origins through the core `wp_resource_hints` filter, so WordPress prints them in the `` of your pages. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Lightify – Performance Optimization & Cleanup” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ DaftPlug ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daftplug/) [Translate “Lightify – Performance Optimization & Cleanup” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/lightify) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/lightify/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/lightify/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lightify/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/lightify/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **13 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [cleanup](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cleanup/)[lazy load](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lazy-load/) [Optimize](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/optimize/)[performance](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/) [resource hints](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/resource-hints/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/lightify/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lightify/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lightify/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ DaftPlug ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/daftplug/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/lightify/)