Title: Machete
Author: Nilo Velez
Published: <strong>7 november 2016</strong>
Last modified: 5 februari 2026

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# Machete

 Door [Nilo Velez](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilovelez/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/machete.5.1.zip)

[Live voorbeeld](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/?preview=1)

 * [Details](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/#description)
 * [Beoordelingen](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/#reviews)
 *  [Installatie](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/#installation)
 * [Ontwikkeling](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/#developers)

 [Ondersteuning](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/machete/)

## Beschrijving

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.

## Schermafbeeldingen

 * [[
 * Machete Welcome screen
 * [[
 * WordPress Optimization. Cleanup time!
 * [[
 * Cookie bar configuration. Simple and sweet
 * [[
 * Analytics 4 and Google tag Manager
 * [[
 * Coming soon module with magic link to show your work
 * [[
 * Lightest ever social sharing buttons
 * [[
 * Options WooCommerce should have

## Installatie

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/machete` directory, or install
    the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
 3. Configure each tool using the corresponding link on the **Machete** side menu

## FAQ

### Doesn’t plugin X do that better?

Yes, but Machete does it well enough and is probably much lighter.

### Is there any set-it-and-forget-it alternative to Machete?

Machete is meant to be used as a development suite. If you are looking for a simpler
solution to cut out WordPress bloat, you should have a look at WordPress [WPO Tweaks & Optimizations by Fernando Tellado](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpo-tweaks/).

### Why does WordFence show a warning when I save my options?

Machete caches some of its options to files located in `wp-content\uploads\machete\`
to speed up loading. This is completely safe, but it’s not a normal WordPress behaviour
and it might make plugins like WordFence raise a warning. Just whitelist the action,
save again and you’ll be fine.

### Why doesn’t Machete have an option to disable Gutenberg?

Like it or not, the WordPress Block Editor (codenamed Gutenberg) is here to stay.
Instead of disabling Gutenberg, you should be focusing on updating you workflow 
to use it. If you need to disable Gutenberg during the transition, you should use
the official [Classic Editor plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/).

## Beoordelingen

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### 󠀁[Lightweight and useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/lightweight-and-useful-3/)󠁿

 [robertozoll](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertozoll/) 6 juni 2025

I use Machete mainly to clean up the <head> and remove unnecessary scripts. It does
exactly what it promises: improves performance and reduces exposure to automated
attacks, all from a simple, easy-to-use interface. Recommended if you know what 
you’re doing and use a classic theme or a builder like Elementor.

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### 󠀁[Simplemente genial y gratis. Lo instalaré en todos mis sitios. Gracias](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simplemente-genial-y-gratis-lo-instalare-en-todos-mis-sitios-gracias/)󠁿

 [socve](https://profiles.wordpress.org/socve/) 16 maart 2025

Simplemente genial y gratis. Lo instalaré en todos mis sitios. Muchas gracias Nilo.
Solo faltaría que actualices el video explicativo, para los que entendemos poco.

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### 󠀁[Genial](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/genial-647/)󠁿

 [mamafermenta](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mamafermenta/) 2 juli 2024

¡He mejorado la velocidad de carga de mi web!

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### 󠀁[imprescindible, varias cosas útiles a mano en un único plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/imprescindible-varias-cosas-utiles-a-mano-en-un-unico-plugin/)󠁿

 [davidm2](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidm2/) 4 augustus 2024

Que instales el modo mantenimiento, clonar, cookies y analytics en un mismo plugin
es lo más. Gracias!

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Cumple en condiciones](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cumple-en-condiciones/)󠁿

 [agendablanca](https://profiles.wordpress.org/agendablanca/) 13 november 2023

Un plugin que cumple con lo que dice hacer. Lo instalamos en todas las webs que 
montamos, y es una joya, verdaderamente.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee4b941a860015feea6d086eff2dd33d2b59e6ae6d9e5877ddbc37e04e6356c2?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[So easy, so efficient](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/so-easy-so-efficient/)󠁿

 [guruzz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/guruzz/) 10 augustus 2023

Gives the tools a wordpress site needs to improve its performance and works well
with caching plugins. Loved the lite solutions for cookies and social media sharing.
Very easy to configure.

 [ Lees alle 52 beoordelingen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/machete/reviews/)

## Bijdragers & ontwikkelaars

“Machete” is open source software. De volgende personen hebben bijgedragen aan deze
plugin.

Bijdragers

 *   [ Nilo Velez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilovelez/)

“Machete” is vertaald in 7 localen. Dank voor [de vertalers](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/machete/contributors)
voor hun bijdragen.

[Vertaal “Machete” in je eigen taal.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/machete)

### Interesse in ontwikkeling?

[Bekijk de code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/machete/), haal de [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/machete/)
op, of abonneer je op het [ontwikkellog](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/machete/)
via [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/machete/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 5.1

 * Checked for compatibility with WordPress 6.9
 * Cleanup module: Relaxed the function to block the rest-api so it works better
   with the site editor
 * Cleanup module: Added the option to remove the 1536×1536, 2048×2048 thumbnails
   and big image scaling
 * Social module: Replaced the method of getting the share url for a more robust
   one
 * Social module: Shortcode can be used in block templates
 * Social module: Accessibility improvements
 * Fix: Refactored the plugin modules to avoid triggering the translation checks
   introduced in WordPress 6.7
 * Fix: Minor fixes following Plugin Check Plugin report
 * Enhacement: Minor CSS fixes in the plugin backend
 * Fix: Enhanced the remove extra sizes function
 * Minor changes to adhere to WPCS

#### 5.0.1

 * Update: Updated translation files
 * Update: Social share module: Updated x.com url for sharing
 * Improvement: Manteintenance mode: Added compatibility with custom password recovery
   URLs

#### 5.0

 * Checked for compatibility with WordPress 6.5.x
 * Checked for compatibility with WooCommerce 9.0.x
 * New: Cookie bar module: accent color option
 * Improvement: Cookie bar module: modified the stylesheet to make them easier to
   override
 * New: Maintenance module: added button to copy the magic link
 * Update: Analytics and code module: Removed Universal Analytics tracking
 * New: Clone module: added clone button to block editor
 * Fix: Clone module: fixed loop check for block themes
 * Fix: Clone module: added function to fix cloned post title
 * Update: Social share module: replaced Twitter with X
 * Fix: Social share module: force remove of underline in share buttons
 * Fix: Fixed ‘body_class undefined’ warning
 * Fix: Fixed some escape functions
 * Fix: Added class property declaration to prevent deprecation notice in PHP >8.2
 * Fix: Minor coding standards fixes

#### 4.0.3

 * Checked for compatibility with WordPress 6.3
 * Added SVG icon to the maintenance page, just for the looks
 * Changed the Pinterest share URL to prevent redirects
 * Cleanup: Removed the option to disable the Contact Form 7 refill (no longer used)
 * Cleanup: removed the option to disable the ‘.recentcomments a’ output
 * Fix: declared $machete as global to prevent WP-CLI errors (props Armando Lüscher)

#### 4.0.2

 * Checked for compatibility with WordPress 6.1
 * Added option to disable WooCommerce SKUs
 * Added option to disable WooCommerce duplicate SKU check
 * Fix: Corrected WooCommerce Settings bug

#### 4.0.1

Fix: Corrected the bug that prevented the obsolete tracking code warning to be dismissed.

#### 4.0

 * Checked for compatibility with WordPress 6.0
 * Cleanup module: Added option to disable WordPress search functions
 * Cookies module: Complete rework to comply with GDPR. New styles and scripts.
 * Tracking & code: Added Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager support
 * New WooCommerce module!
 * Import/export module removed
 * Powertools: Removed option to save with keyboard
 * Tracking & code: Removed option to track CF7 forms

[View the complete changelog](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/machete/trunk/changelog.md)

## Meta

 *  Versie **5.1**
 *  Laatst geüpdatet **2 maanden geleden**
 *  Actieve installaties **7.000+**
 *  WordPress versie ** 4.6 of nieuwer **
 *  Getest t/m **6.9.4**
 *  PHP versie ** 7.4 of nieuwer **
 *  Talen
 * [Catalan](https://ca.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/), [Catalan (Valencian)](https://ca-valencia.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/machete/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/),
   [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/),
   [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/) en [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/).
 *  [Vertaal in je eigen taal](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/machete)
 * Tags
 * [analytics](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/analytics/)[clone](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/clone/)
   [cookies](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/cookies/)[maintenance](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maintenance/)
   [optimization](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/optimization/)
 *  [Geavanceerde weergave](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/machete/advanced/)

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## Bijdragers

 *   [ Nilo Velez ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nilovelez/)

## Ondersteuning

Iets te melden? Hulp nodig?

 [Het supportforum bekijken](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/machete/)

## Doneren

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