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CoreSlim v1.0.0

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@gireeshkottayam gireeshkottayam released this 31 Aug 11:37
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CoreSlim v1.0.0

CoreSlim, the free zero-bloat WordPress core optimizer & speed switch.

What's included

  • Front-End Assets: disable emojis, Dashicons for guests, jQuery Migrate, oEmbeds, Gutenberg block CSS, and Comment Reply JS.
  • Header & Meta Cleanup: remove the version generator tag, RSD link, Windows Live Writer manifest, shortlinks, REST API link tags, RSS feed links, and self-pingbacks.
  • Security & Hardening: disable XML-RPC, block author enumeration scans, and disable Application Passwords.
  • Performance: Heartbeat control (front end, admin, editor), post revisions limiter (0/3/5/10), and autosave interval tuner (60/120/180/300s).
  • Presets & Tools: Safe Defaults, Maximum Performance, and Reset All presets, plus JSON export/import for multi-site provisioning.
  • ShareWire integration: native WordPress automatic updates and anonymous, non-blocking telemetry. Free forever, no license key, no activation lock.

Quality

  • 18 source files, all PHP 7.4+ (tested through 8.4) lint-clean.
  • Test harness 74/74 passing; Rule 36 (no AI-style em/en dashes) enforced in the build.
  • Single autoloaded settings option, zero extra DB queries, under 0.2ms overhead.