Head Trimmer for WordPress Plugin Directory
Head Trimmer is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by John Dalesandro.
AppRanks verdict
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Head Trimmer is a newly-listed WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. no published reviews yet means feature claims are unverified by the wider merchant base. Without a published review base, the only fit-signal available is the developer's own documentation plus the marketplace's listing-quality audit (linked below). Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by John Dalesandro — established developer track record
Cons
- −No public reviews yet — fit and reliability are unverified
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How Head Trimmer works
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Head Trimmer gives you granular control over what WordPress automatically outputs in the HEAD element of every page. Each option is independent; enable only the removals that make sense for your site.
Removing unnecessary HEAD elements reduces page weight, eliminates potential security signatures such as the WordPress version number, and keeps your generated source code clean.
All settings are opt-in. Nothing is removed until you enable it on the Admin → Settings → Head Trimmer screen.
Removal options include:
WordPress Version (generator meta tag)
WordPress Version from Script and Style URLs
All Other Version Signatures from Script and Style URLs
Shortlink
Shortlink from HTTP Response Headers
Canonical
Relational Links for Posts Adjacent to Current Post
RSS Feeds (removes head links and disables feed endpoints)
Really Simple Discovery Link for xmlrpc (rsd_link)
Windows Live Writer Manifest File Link (wlwmanifest_link)
oEmbed Discovery Links
REST API Link and REST API Link Header
Emoji Support
Global Styles and SVG Filters (duotone filters)
Gutenberg Block CSS Styles (or optionally set ‘should_load_separate_core_block_assets’ to load block styles only when needed)
Classic Theme CSS Styles (classic-theme-styles)
DNS Prefetch for //s.w.org
DNS Prefetch for Google Fonts //fonts.googleapis.com
jQuery
JavaScript Import Map (added in WordPress 6.5)
Interactivity API (added in WordPress 6.5)
Image Auto Sizes Styles (added in WordPress 6.7)
Speculation Rules (added in WordPress 6.8)
Comment Reply Script (loads only on singular posts and pages where comments are open)
Competitors & alternatives
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Frequently asked questions
What is Head Trimmer?
Head Trimmer is an app for WordPress. It is published on WordPress Plugin Directory and tracked by AppRanks, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by John Dalesandro.