
WordPress Emoji Remover & Sanitizer
by Isrg Rajan on WordPress.org
WordPress Emoji Remover & Sanitizer helps you remove the in-built WordPress Emoji feature by clearing unnecessary JavaScript and CSS, improving pa …
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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.js
script 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.
Active installations100+
Weekly downloads
34-20.93%
Version2.4
Last updated3/8/2025
WordPress version4.0
Tested up to6.7.2
PHP version7.4
Tags
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