Title: SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode
Author: Caleb Queern
Published: <strong>January 19, 2026</strong>
Last modified: July 1, 2026

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# SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode

 By [Caleb Queern](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cqueern/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/slim-low-bandwidth-mode.0.1.26.zip)

 * [Details](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/#installation)
 * [Development](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/)

## Description

SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode helps your WordPress site serve a simplified, script-free,
text-first representation of posts and pages intended for slow, unreliable, or constrained
networks.

It adds a Settings  SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode page where administrators can enable
SLIM mode and configure a small set of options.

SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind. See the
included LICENSE file for details.

Project homepage: https://github.com/cqueern/slim-low-bandwidth-mode

No Warranty: This plugin is provided “AS IS”, without warranty of any kind, express
or implied. Use at your own risk.

## Screenshots

[⌊The admin panel for SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode under Settings⌉⌊The admin panel for
SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode under Settings⌉[

The admin panel for SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode under Settings

[⌊Example of a WordPress blog post before SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode is enabled⌉⌊Example
of a WordPress blog post before SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode is enabled⌉[

Example of a WordPress blog post before SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode is enabled

[⌊Example of the same WordPress blog post after SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode is enabled⌉⌊
Example of the same WordPress blog post after SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode is enabled⌉[

Example of the same WordPress blog post after SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode is enabled

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin ZIP via Plugins  Add New  Upload Plugin, or upload the `slim-
    low-bandwidth-mode` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode through the Plugins menu.
 3. Go to Settings  SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode and enable SLIM mode.

## FAQ

### When would I use this?

When your readers have limited bandwidth and it is important they can access your
writing, SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode makes it much more likely they can read what you
publish.

### What about all my embedded media like images or videos?

This plugin is most useful when embedded media is nice to have, not must have.

### Will search engines index my regular content or the SLIM versions?

You can decide whether search engines index SLIM versions of your content in the
Settings.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Caleb Queern ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cqueern/)

[Translate “SLIM Low Bandwidth Mode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/slim-low-bandwidth-mode)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.1.12

 * Fix: show post/page titles in SLIM singular views.
 * Add Home link + SLIM notice to singular views.

#### 0.1.10

 * Enhancement: Add an extra blank line between homepage entries in SLIM mode.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.1.26**
 *  Last updated **3 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.6**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/)
 * Tags
 * [accessibility](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[minimal](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/minimal/)
   [performance](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/performance/)[security](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
   [text-only](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/text-only/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://vec.wordpress.org/plugins/slim-low-bandwidth-mode/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Caleb Queern ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cqueern/)

## Support

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