Machete is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 52 reviews, as of July 8, 2026.
Machete is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Nilo Velez. With a rating of 5.0★ from 52 reviews.
AppRanks data: Machete ranks #0 in Clone on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Machete is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Optimization category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 52 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. 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
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Nilo Velez — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (52) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Machete works
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Machete is a simple suite of tools that solves common WordPress annoyances using as few resources as possible. Machete doesn’t cover every single use case, but there is a huge amount of sites that would require less plugins if they used Machete.
All Machete tools have two things in common: they solve problems faced by many web developers and they do it using as few server resources as possible.
So far, Machete includes the following tools:
WordPress Optimization WordPress places a lot of code inside the <head> tag just to keep backward compatibility or to enable optional features. You can disable most of it and save some time from each page request while making your installation safer.
Cookies & GDPR Warning We know you hate cookie warning bars. Well, this is the least hateable cookie bar you’ll find. It is really light, doesn’t affect your PageSpeed score and plays well with static cache plugins.
Analytics and custom code You don’t need a zillion plugins to perform easy tasks like inserting a verification meta tag (Google Search Console, Bing, Pinterest), a json-ld snippet or a custom stylesheet (Google Fonts, Print Styles, accessibility tweaks…).
The Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager tracking codes are PageSpeed optimized, GPDR friendly.
Maintenance mode The maintenance mode that ships with WordPress is just a basic lock-down that is activated whenever you do a major update. With machete Maintenance Mode you can hide your unfinished page from visitors and search engines, give your clients a secure temporary access and lock your site without affecting your SEO.
Post & Page cloner Adds a “duplicate” link to post, page and most post types lists. Also adds “copy to new draft” function to the post editor.
Social Sharing Buttons Social sharing done the Machete way. The icons are made as a custom webfont embedded in a minified CSS file that only weighs 5.8KB. The sharing actions use each platform’s native share URL.
WooCommerce Utils WooCommerce was designed to work for every possible use case, but that often leads to unexpected behavior. These simple fixes can improve the WooCommerce user experience by making it behave as clients expect.
Category rankings
As of Jul 8, 2026- Clone#0of 16Top 1%
- Cookies#0of 19Top 1%
- Maintenance#0of 35Top 1%
- Optimization#0of 113Top 1%
- Analytics#50of 653Top 8%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Machete stands in the Optimization category
Machete ranks #0 of 113 apps in the Optimization category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Machete?
Machete is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 52 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Optimization category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Nilo Velez.
Who uses Machete?
Currently around 7,000 active stores have installed Machete. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Optimization category on WordPress.