Title: Reduce plugin size
Last modified: April 1, 2025

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# Reduce plugin size

 *  Resolved [dhajduch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dhajduch/)
 * (@dhajduch)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-plugin-size/)
 * Hello,
 * Is there a way to reduce plugin size? I have very limited space for my website,
   and I found that vendors like AWS and Microsoft use more than 60MB. I need only
   FTP for my backups. Is there a way to safely remove the unneeded backup vendor
   and save space?
 * Thanks

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 *  [benoitfouc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/benoitfouc/)
 * (@benoitfouc)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-plugin-size/#post-18401802)
 * Yes, the plugin is too large AND there are too many files, it needs a major optimization/
   refactoring.
 *  Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/)
 * (@saranshwpm)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-plugin-size/#post-18403819)
 * Hi,
 * Thank you for your message, and we completely understand your concern.
 * We’re aware that certain vendor libraries (like AWS and Microsoft) significantly
   contribute to the plugin’s size, especially when only using basic destinations
   like FTP. The team is actively working on ways to optimize this and reduce unnecessary
   bloat in upcoming updates.
 * Really sorry for the inconvenience in the meantime — we appreciate your patience
   and feedback!
 *  [webby1973](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webby1973/)
 * (@webby1973)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-plugin-size/#post-18403934)
 * [@saranshwpm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/) Hi, I don’t think
   the reasons are the third parties libraries, because BackWPup (Pro) 4.1.x weighed
   about 8 MB (zipped) whilst the new 5.0.x is almost 17 MB (zipped)!
 *  Plugin Support [Saransh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saranshwpm/)
 * (@saranshwpm)
 * [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-plugin-size/#post-18527551)
 * Hi,
 * Just wanted to follow up and share that in our recent versions, we’ve made some
   improvements to reduce the plugin size compared to earlier builds
 * While the reduction isn’t huge yet, it’s a step in the right direction and we
   do have further optimization on our roadmap
 * For now I’ll go ahead and close this thread, but if you face any other issues
   or have more questions, feel free to open a new one anytime

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 * Last activity: [11 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-plugin-size/#post-18527551)
 * Status: resolved