Don's
Optimization
Anthology

2021 First release

15+ Functions

0 External deps

A curated collection of WordPress optimizations — accumulated, refined, and battle-tested since 2021.
Designed to complement, not conflict.

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What it does

Disables embedsRemoves oEmbed bloat

Strips query stringsFrom static resources

Removes WordPress versionFrom head, feeds & params

Prevents XML-RPC SSL testStops unnecessary requests

Removes header bloatRSD, wlwmanifest, shortlink, REST, feeds

Disables pingbacks & trackbacksIncluding self-pingbacks

Removes Recent Comments CSSExtra widget styles gone

Minifies CSS & JSProduction-grade

Combines CSS & JSFewer HTTP requests

Heartbeat API controlNormal / throttle / disable

HTML minificationExperimental

Settings pageToggle each function independently

Suite compatibility

As of v2.0.1, OAP is intentionally scoped down to avoid conflicts with the rest of the suite. Overlapping frontend optimizations have been moved to Critical Path CSS. OAP handles what the others don't.

CCCP — Privacy Critical Path CSS — Performance Flak Jacket — Security

"An anthology isn't a plugin that does everything.
It's a plugin that does the right things."

Changelog

v2.0.2

March 6, 2026

Push notification & compatibility fixesFixed push-notification contrast issue. Improved compatibility for push/captcha scripts. Adjusted query-string cleanup to remove only version-like params.

v2.0.1

March 6, 2026

Suite compatibility refactorRemoved overlapping optimization features so OAP runs cleanly alongside critical-path-css-v2. Many functions migrated there.

v2.0.0

May 14, 2025

Major rebuildCritical CSS UI reinstated. Production-grade minify/combine. Heartbeat API control. HTML minification. Settings page.

v1.0.8

May 5, 2023

Removed Above The Fold CSS. Updated CDN URLs and SRI hashes for jQuery libraries.

v1.0.0

March 30, 2021

First stable releaseThe anthology begins.

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