Description
WordPress Emoji Remover & Sanitizer is a lightweight plugin designed to disable and remove the default WordPress Emoji scripts and styles. It helps to:
- Remove Emoji CSS from the admin dashboard and
wp-head. - Remove the
wp-includes/js/emoji.jsscript from all pages. - Disable TinyMCE emoji support.
- Prevent WordPress from loading emoji-related DNS prefetch requests.
- Improve page loading speed and performance by eliminating unnecessary resources.
This plugin is fully compatible with WordPress 6.7.2 and PHP 7.4+.
Plugin Settings
By default, all the features are enabled. To disable any option, navigate to Settings > Emoji Sanitizer, select/deselect the desired option(s), and click Save Changes.
Installation
- Download the latest version from WordPress Plugin Directory.
- Upload the
wp-emoji-sanitizerfolder to/wp-content/plugins/. - Activate the plugin via the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
FAQ
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Yes! The plugin does not interfere with custom themes or third-party plugins. It only removes unnecessary WordPress emoji scripts.
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Yes, the plugin is optimized for PHP 7.4, PHP 8.0, and PHP 8.1+.
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No, it only removes unnecessary emoji scripts and CSS, making your website load faster without affecting SEO rankings.
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Contributors & Developers
“WordPress Emoji Remover & Sanitizer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
2.4
- Updated compatibility for WordPress 6.7.2
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Improved security with proper escaping
- Optimized performance by refining script removal
2.3
- Updated compatibility for WordPress 6.6
- Improved code compatibility
2.2
- Made compatible with PHP 8.1
- Improved emoji removal handling
2.1
- Added options to disable emoji detection script, styles, static emojis, TinyMCE emojis, and DNS prefetch.
- Improved performance and code structure.
2.0
- Added settings option to enable and disable features.
- Modified code for PHP 7.4 and 8.0+ compatibility.
1.0.1
- Updated “Tested up to” for WordPress 6.2.2
- Bug fix
1.0.0
- Introduced Plugin Settings to enable/disable features
- Store settings in the database and remove stored data on uninstall
0.4.9
- Added support for WordPress 6.0.2
0.4.8
- Fixed readme file syntax
- Upgraded version for WordPress 5.9.2
0.4.7
- Upgraded compatibility for WordPress 5.9.2
0.4.6
- Updated for WordPress 5.8
0.4.5
- Updated for WordPress 5.7
0.4.4
- Updated for WordPress 5.6
0.4.3
- Version update for WordPress 5.5.1
0.4.2
- Version update for WordPress 5.4
0.4.1
- Performance improvements
- Bug fixes
- Removed emoji-related CSS and JS elements
- Improved DNS prefetch cleanup
0.4
- Performance fixes
- Removed unnecessary CSS and JS files
0.3
- Removed emoji scripts from WordPress core
0.2
- Updated compatibility for WordPress 5.3.2
0.1
- Initial release
