machete

Machete is a simple suite of tools that solve common WordPress annoyances using as few resources as posible. Machete doesn't cover every single user case, but there is a huge amount of sites that would require less plugins if they used Machete. Maintained by nilovelez on GitHub, where it has earned 25 stars from the community.

It's actively developed around wordpress, and is a solid reference for anyone building with these tools.