Falcon

Introduction

Falcon is your lightweight companion for making WordPress faster, cleaner, and more secure. Think of it as a Swiss Army knife for WordPress optimization - packed with powerful tools, yet simple enough to use right out of the box.

Falcon - Make WordPress faster, cleaner, and more secure

What is Falcon?

Falcon is a free WordPress plugin that brings together 49+ carefully crafted optimization modules in one place. Instead of installing multiple plugins or diving into complex code, Falcon gives you a clean, intuitive interface to tweak your site's performance, security, and user experience.

Whether you're running a personal blog or a business website Falcon helps you:

  • Speed up your site with intelligent caching and performance optimizations
  • Clean up your code by removing unnecessary WordPress bloat
  • Strengthen security with smart protections against common threats
  • Improve your workflow with admin customizations that make managing your site easier

Why choose Falcon?

🚀 Lightweight & fast

Falcon is built with performance in mind. It's lightweight, doesn't slow down your site, and actually makes it faster.

🛠️ Comprehensive

From caching and media optimization to security hardening and admin tweaks, Falcon covers all the essential optimizations you need.

🎯 Easy to use

No technical expertise required. Simply enable the features you need through a user-friendly settings page, and you're done.

🔧 Modular design

Pick and choose exactly what you need. Enable only the features that matter to your site, keeping your setup lean and efficient.

Falcon settings page

What can Falcon do?

Falcon organizes its features into six main categories:

  • General - Core optimizations like caching, disabling unused features, and blocking external requests
  • Header Cleanup - Remove unnecessary header links and metadata for a cleaner, faster site
  • Media - Optimize CSS loading, remove query strings, disable emojis, and more
  • Email - Configure SMTP, customize email settings, and reduce notification noise
  • Admin - Customize your WordPress admin experience to your liking
  • Security - Protect your site with REST API restrictions, XML-RPC disabling, and bot blocking

Getting started

Installing Falcon is quick and straightforward. You can install it directly from your WordPress admin dashboard in just a few clicks.

  • Navigate to your WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Add New
  • Search for "Falcon", install and activate the plugin

After installation, you'll be taken to the Falcon settings page where you can:

  • Explore all available optimization modules
  • Enable the features you need
  • Configure specific settings for each module