Description

Official plugin homepage:
https://wpservice.pro/our-products/code-unloader/

Code Unloader gives site administrators surgical control over which JavaScript and CSS files are loaded on each individual page or post.

Key Features:

Disable any registered JS or CSS file on any page or post
Exact URL, wildcard pattern (/shop/*), and full regex matching
Rules survive cache flushes and plugin reactivations
Assets grouped by plugin, theme, or WordPress Core in the panel
Per-page frontend panel accessible from the Admin Toolbar
Access panel on any page via ?wpcu URL parameter
Global admin screen listing all rules across the site
One-click kill switch to instantly restore all assets sitewide
Bypass all rules for a single request via ?nowpcu URL parameter
Conditional rules (logged-in users, WooCommerce pages, shortcodes, post types)
Device-type rules (desktop-only or mobile-only)
Inline script/style blocking for assets without registered handles
Inline block detection — see every inline <script> and <style> on the page
Rule groups for managing sets of rules as a unit
Full audit log of all changes
JSON import/export
Zero performance overhead on pages with no matching rules

Compatible with: WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed Cache, WP Super Cache, WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, WP Bakery, basically everything WP related.

Requirements: PHP 8.0 or higher is required. The plugin uses modern PHP features (union types, match expressions, named functions) that are not available in PHP 7.x.

Note: It’s recommended to test changes on a staging environment before applying them to a live site. Unloading the wrong assets can break your site’s appearance or functionality.

Screenshots

Frontend panel showing assets grouped by source
Rule creation dialog with match type, device, and condition options
Global admin screen — Rules tab
Admin screen — Groups tab
Admin screen — Audit Log tab
Admin screen — Settings tab with kill switch

Installation

Upload the plugin files to /wp-content/plugins/code-unloader
Activate the plugin through the Plugins screen in WordPress
Visit any page while logged in as an admin and click ⚡ Assets in the Admin Toolbar
Toggle off any asset — a rule creation dialog will appear

FAQ

What PHP version do I need?: PHP 8.0 or higher. The plugin will not activate on PHP 7.x.
Will my rules survive a cache flush?: Yes. Rules are stored in a custom database table and are not affected by caching plugin cache clears.
What is the kill switch?: The kill switch is a one-click emergency recovery button in Settings > Code Unloader > Settings. When active, all rules are bypassed and every asset loads normally. Your rules are not deleted — they resume when you deactivate the kill switch.
What does the ?wpcu parameter do?: Appending ?wpcu to any frontend URL will automatically open the asset panel for logged-in administrators, even on pages where the Admin Toolbar is hidden. The parameter stays in the URL while the panel is open and is removed when you close it.
What does the ?nowpcu parameter do?: Appending ?nowpcu to any frontend URL disables all Code Unloader rules for that single request — the page loads exactly as if the plugin were not active. This follows the same convention as ?nowprocket (WP Rocket) and ?ao_noptimize=1 (Autoptimize). Useful for testing, debugging, or performance scanning tools that need to measure the raw unoptimized asset baseline.
Does it support regex?: Yes. When creating a rule, choose Regular Expression as the match type. Patterns are validated before saving, and a regex warning is shown to help you keep patterns specific.
What are inline blocks?: Inline blocks are <script> and <style> tags that are printed directly into the page HTML rather than being registered through WordPress’s enqueue system. The Inline Blocks tab in the panel detects and lists these blocks so you can identify them.

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Contributors & Developers

“Code Unloader” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Dalibor

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Changelog

1.4.1

Fixed: Cloudflare cache integration corrected — cloudflare_purge_by_url and cloudflare_purge_everything are filters, not actions; both replaced with the correct cloudflare_purge_everything_actions filter mechanism

1.4.0

New: “View Rules” button on each group card — opens a modal listing all rules in that group with zebra-stripe styling
Changed: Rule uniqueness constraint now scoped per group — the same asset/URL combination can exist independently in multiple groups

1.3.9

Changed: Bypass mechanism replaced — appending ?nowpcu to any URL now disables all Code Unloader rules for that request, following the same convention as ?nowprocket (WP Rocket) and ?ao_noptimize=1 (Autoptimize)

1.3.8

Removed: CU_SCANNER_ACTIVE constant bypass (superseded by ?nowpcu)

1.3.7

Fixed: All plugin-specific PHP constants, option names, transient keys, cache keys, and JS globals renamed from the short “cu_” prefix (2 chars) to “cdunloader_” to comply with WordPress.org prefix length requirements (minimum 4 characters)
Fixed: Third-party global variable $nginx_helper in CachePurger now suppressed with phpcs inline comment

1.3.6

New: Speed Analyzer CTA box added to admin sidebar with icon and link

1.3.5

Changed: Frontend panel width reduced from 800px to 750px
Fixed: Removed unused jQuery dependency from admin script enqueue

1.3.4

Updated plugin icon
Fixed: Inline for CU_DATA replaced with wp_add_inline_script() per WP.org guidelines
Fixed: Plugins-page delete confirmation JS moved to enqueued file (delete-confirm.js), removing inline

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* Fixed: Contributors field updated to correct WordPress.org username (dalibord)
* New: Ratings & Reviews / Get Support sidebar added to admin screen

1.3.3

New: Empty-state guidance message shown below the summary bar when no rules exist yet

1.3.2

Fixed: Disabled files link hover colour on light theme — was nearly invisible due to opacity on dark-red text over light background; now renders as a darker red

1.3.1

Fixed: Stats bar (“Disabled on this URL”) now updates instantly on every toggle — no refresh needed
New: “Re-enable all” button added to the stats bar, re-enables all disabled assets on the page at once
Fixed: Duplicate import success message resolved via PRG redirect (Post-Redirect-Get pattern)
New: Disabled file count in stats bar is now a link that scrolls to the first disabled asset row
Changed: “Reduced by:” text updated to “Unloaded from this URL:”
Changed: Warning banner body text is now fully bold for better readability
Fixed: Warning banner icon, Dismiss button and “Don’t show again” link are now vertically centered

1.3.0

New: Disable Asset dialog now has a “＋ Create new group” option — creates the group on save and syncs it to the Groups panel
New: Disabled files summary bar on Assets tab: “Disabled on this URL: X files · Reduced by: Y KB”
New: Filter by Group dropdown on the Rules admin tab (including Ungrouped filter)
New: Delete All Rules button in the Rules summary bar with confirmation popup
Fixed: Plugin URI updated to https://wpservice.pro/
Fixed: Selected rules are deselected after bulk group assignment
Fixed: Assets panel now syncs rule/group data when user returns to the browser tab (visibilitychange)
Fixed: Duplicate import confirmation message resolved — notices rendered inline in Settings tab only
Fixed: Group filter in Rules admin now supports filtering by specific group or Ungrouped
Changed: “Delete” button on group cards renamed to “Delete Group”

1.2.5

Fixed: Export now includes ALL rules including those in disabled groups (previously get_rules_filtered silently excluded them)
Fixed: Export strips the runtime-only group_enabled JOIN column so the JSON is clean
Fixed: Import now restores groups first, builds an old-ID-to-new-ID map, then remaps each rule’s group_id before inserting
Fixed: Import matches existing groups by name to avoid duplicates; rules stay linked to the correct group
Fixed: Import preserves group enabled/disabled state
Improved: Import success message now reports rules imported, groups created, and existing groups matched

1.2.4

Style: Source header row (light) — gradient from subtle purple to deep red tint
Style: Source header row (dark) — gradient from #f0f0f0 to deep red tint; chevron now white
Style: Warning banner — stronger red gradient applied to both themes

1.2.3

Style: Toggle track for unloaded (off) assets changed to red (#cc1818) in both light and dark themes
Improved: Group-disabled assets now show both the blue “Group: X” badge and a red “Disabled (match_type)” badge, consistent with non-grouped disabled assets

1.2.2

Style: Source group header rows now have a distinct background to visually separate plugins
Style: Light theme — header row background: #5500cc52 (semi-transparent purple); count/size/action badges: white with dark text
Style: Dark theme — header row background: #f0f0f0; source label color: #234897; all badges remain white-on-dark for contrast
All new colour pairs verified against WCAG AA contrast ratios

1.2.1

Fixed: Disabled-group rules now correctly excluded from panel rule_map at PHP render time (FrontendPanel)
Fixed: Same (int) cast bug found and fixed in InlineBlocker group_enabled check
Fixed: REST get_rules endpoint page_url branch now skips disabled-group rules
Fixed: Disabling a group now suspends its rules — they disappear from the Rules tab, assets load normally on frontend and in panel
Fixed: “N total rules” count and Rules table now exclude suspended (disabled-group) rules
Fixed: COUNT query in get_rules_filtered now JOINs groups table so the group-enabled filter applies correctly to pagination totals
Fixed: Panel (GET /assets) now skips disabled-group rules so assets correctly show as Active when their group is disabled

1.2.0

Fixed: Disabling a group now correctly stops its rules from being applied — wpdb returns column values as strings, so “0” was truthy and the group-disabled check never fired; fixed with explicit (int) cast

1.1.9

Fixed: “N total rules” counter now updates instantly after any delete (single, bulk, stale) — no page reload needed
Fixed: Disabling a group now immediately stops its rules from being applied on the frontend — root cause was static in-memory rule cache not being cleared when group enabled state changed

1.1.8

Fixed: “Assign” / “Save” button stays greyed out after first group assignment — button now always re-enables after any outcome
Fixed: Group column shows raw ID instead of name when assigning to a newly created group — integer type mismatch corrected
Improved: Panel now live-syncs rule_map and groups from the REST API on every open — admin changes are reflected without a page reload
Fixed: GET /assets endpoint now keys rules by handle|type (not handle alone) so same-handle JS+CSS rules both survive

1.1.7

Improved: Admin layout widened from 1100px to 1200px
Improved: Rules table now defaults to 10 per page (was 20)
Added: “Rules per page” screen option (10 / 20 / 50) accessible via Screen Options tab at the top of the admin page

1.1.6

Fixed: Group column in Rules table now updates instantly after bulk-assign — no page reload needed

1.1.5

Added: “Group” column in admin Rules table — shows group name as a teal pill, or “—” if ungrouped
Improved: Settings icon in panel header replaced with a clean solid SVG gear (matches browser native style)

1.1.4

Fixed: Plugin zip now correctly extracts to code-unloader/ folder — resolves all PCP text domain mismatch false positives caused by wrong folder name
Added: Settings (⚙) icon button in panel header — links directly to the Code Unloader admin screen

1.1.3

Improved: Disable Asset dialog widened from 560px to 660px for better readability
Improved: Version number now displayed next to plugin title in admin screen header
Fixed: Inline Blocks info message no longer references an unbuilt feature

1.1.2

Added: Version displayed in panel header (plugin version + panel.js/panel.css file versions)
Added: “Everywhere except here” scope option in the Disable Asset dialog
Improved: Inline Blocks tab now shows informational notice — blocks cannot be unloaded from the panel
Improved: Inline Blocks CSS items now styled in blue (matching Assets tab), JS items in amber/yellow
Improved: Inline Blocks can be grouped by type (JS / CSS) via a toggle button
Fixed: Removed noisy “[Code Unloader] inline_blocks: N detected” console log
Fixed: “Save Rule” button text now has full contrast in light mode
Fixed: “Cancel” button text now visible on hover in dark mode

1.1.0

Fixed: Panel now persists across page refresh (?wpcu stays in URL)
Fixed: Inline Blocks tab now detects and displays inline scripts and styles
Fixed: Close button properly strips ?wpcu so refresh after close won’t reopen
Improved: Version-stamped asset files for easier cache debugging
Improved: Updated readme with PHP 8.0 requirement explanation and inline blocks FAQ

1.0.0

Initial release