diff --git a/plugins/addAttributesToSVGElement.js b/plugins/addAttributesToSVGElement.js
index e89a904d..4997513b 100644
--- a/plugins/addAttributesToSVGElement.js
+++ b/plugins/addAttributesToSVGElement.js
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const { closestByName } = require('../lib/xast.js');
-
 exports.name = 'addAttributesToSVGElement';
-
-exports.type = 'perItem';
-
+exports.type = 'visitor';
 exports.active = false;
-
 exports.description = 'adds attributes to an outer <svg> element';
 
 var ENOCLS = `Error in plugin "addAttributesToSVGElement": absent parameters.
@@ -54,32 +49,32 @@ plugins: [
  *
  * @author April Arcus
  */
-exports.fn = (node, params) => {
-  if (
-    node.type === 'element' &&
-    node.name === 'svg' &&
-    closestByName(node.parentNode, 'svg') == null
-  ) {
-    if (!params || !(Array.isArray(params.attributes) || params.attribute)) {
-      console.error(ENOCLS);
-      return;
-    }
-
-    const attributes = params.attributes || [params.attribute];
-
-    for (const attribute of attributes) {
-      if (typeof attribute === 'string') {
-        if (node.attributes[attribute] == null) {
-          node.attributes[attribute] = undefined;
-        }
-      }
-      if (typeof attribute === 'object') {
-        for (const key of Object.keys(attribute)) {
-          if (node.attributes[key] == null) {
-            node.attributes[key] = attribute[key];
+exports.fn = (root, params) => {
+  if (!Array.isArray(params.attributes) && !params.attribute) {
+    console.error(ENOCLS);
+    return;
+  }
+  const attributes = params.attributes || [params.attribute];
+  return {
+    element: {
+      enter: (node, parentNode) => {
+        if (node.name === 'svg' && parentNode.type === 'root') {
+          for (const attribute of attributes) {
+            if (typeof attribute === 'string') {
+              if (node.attributes[attribute] == null) {
+                node.attributes[attribute] = undefined;
+              }
+            }
+            if (typeof attribute === 'object') {
+              for (const key of Object.keys(attribute)) {
+                if (node.attributes[key] == null) {
+                  node.attributes[key] = attribute[key];
+                }
+              }
+            }
           }
         }
-      }
-    }
-  }
+      },
+    },
+  };
 };
diff --git a/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js b/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js
index dc3f176f..e13ca4ec 100644
--- a/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js
+++ b/plugins/addClassesToSVGElement.js
@@ -1,57 +1,72 @@
 'use strict';
 
 exports.name = 'addClassesToSVGElement';
-
-exports.type = 'full';
-
+exports.type = 'visitor';
 exports.active = false;
-
 exports.description = 'adds classnames to an outer <svg> element';
 
 var ENOCLS = `Error in plugin "addClassesToSVGElement": absent parameters.
 It should have a list of classes in "classNames" or one "className".
 Config example:
 
-plugins:
-- addClassesToSVGElement:
-    className: "mySvg"
+plugins: [
+  {
+    name: "addClassesToSVGElement",
+    params: {
+      className: "mySvg"
+    }
+  }
+]
 
-plugins:
-- addClassesToSVGElement:
-    classNames: ["mySvg", "size-big"]
+plugins: [
+  {
+    name: "addClassesToSVGElement",
+    params: {
+      classNames: ["mySvg", "size-big"]
+    }
+  }
+]
 `;
 
 /**
  * Add classnames to an outer <svg> element. Example config:
  *
- * plugins:
- * - addClassesToSVGElement:
- *     className: 'mySvg'
+ * plugins: [
+ *   {
+ *     name: "addClassesToSVGElement",
+ *     params: {
+ *       className: "mySvg"
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * ]
  *
- * plugins:
- * - addClassesToSVGElement:
- *     classNames: ['mySvg', 'size-big']
+ * plugins: [
+ *   {
+ *     name: "addClassesToSVGElement",
+ *     params: {
+ *       classNames: ["mySvg", "size-big"]
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * ]
  *
  * @author April Arcus
  */
-exports.fn = function (data, params) {
+exports.fn = (root, params) => {
   if (
-    !params ||
-    !(
-      (Array.isArray(params.classNames) && params.classNames.some(String)) ||
-      params.className
-    )
+    !(Array.isArray(params.classNames) && params.classNames.some(String)) &&
+    !params.className
   ) {
     console.error(ENOCLS);
-    return data;
+    return;
   }
-
-  var classNames = params.classNames || [params.className],
-    svg = data.children[0];
-
-  if (svg.isElem('svg')) {
-    svg.class.add.apply(svg.class, classNames);
-  }
-
-  return data;
+  const classNames = params.classNames || [params.className];
+  return {
+    element: {
+      enter: (node, parentNode) => {
+        if (node.name === 'svg' && parentNode.type === 'root') {
+          node.class.add(...classNames);
+        }
+      },
+    },
+  };
 };
diff --git a/plugins/removeAttributesBySelector.js b/plugins/removeAttributesBySelector.js
index 9674a425..60c19b38 100644
--- a/plugins/removeAttributesBySelector.js
+++ b/plugins/removeAttributesBySelector.js
@@ -1,55 +1,71 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const { querySelectorAll } = require('../lib/xast.js');
+
 exports.name = 'removeAttributesBySelector';
-
-exports.type = 'perItem';
-
+exports.type = 'visitor';
 exports.active = false;
-
 exports.description =
   'removes attributes of elements that match a css selector';
 
 /**
  * Removes attributes of elements that match a css selector.
  *
- * @param {Object} item current iteration item
- * @param {Object} params plugin params
- * @return {Boolean} if false, item will be filtered out
- *
  * @example
  * <caption>A selector removing a single attribute</caption>
- * plugins:
- *   - removeAttributesBySelector:
+ * plugins: [
+ *   {
+ *     name: "removeAttributesBySelector",
+ *     params: {
  *       selector: "[fill='#00ff00']"
  *       attributes: "fill"
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * ]
  *
  * <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" fill="#00ff00" stroke="#00ff00"/>
  *   ↓
  * <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" stroke="#00ff00"/>
  *
  * <caption>A selector removing multiple attributes</caption>
- * plugins:
- *   - removeAttributesBySelector:
- *       selector: "[fill='#00ff00']"
- *       attributes:
- *         - fill
- *         - stroke
+ * plugins: [
+ *   {
+ *     name: "removeAttributesBySelector",
+ *     params: {
+ *       selector: "[fill='#00ff00']",
+ *       attributes: [
+ *         "fill",
+ *         "stroke"
+ *       ]
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * ]
  *
  * <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" fill="#00ff00" stroke="#00ff00"/>
  *   ↓
  * <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100"/>
  *
  * <caption>Multiple selectors removing attributes</caption>
- * plugins:
- *   - removeAttributesBySelector:
- *       selectors:
- *         - selector: "[fill='#00ff00']"
+ * plugins: [
+ *   {
+ *     name: "removeAttributesBySelector",
+ *     params: {
+ *       selectors: [
+ *         {
+ *           selector: "[fill='#00ff00']",
  *           attributes: "fill"
- *
- *         - selector: "#remove"
- *           attributes:
- *             - stroke
- *             - id
+ *         },
+ *         {
+ *           selector: "#remove",
+ *           attributes: [
+ *             "stroke",
+ *             "id"
+ *           ]
+ *         }
+ *       ]
+ *     }
+ *   }
+ * ]
  *
  * <rect x="0" y="0" width="100" height="100" fill="#00ff00" stroke="#00ff00"/>
  *   ↓
@@ -59,18 +75,21 @@ exports.description =
  *
  * @author Bradley Mease
  */
-exports.fn = function (item, params) {
-  var selectors = Array.isArray(params.selectors) ? params.selectors : [params];
-
-  selectors.map(({ selector, attributes }) => {
-    if (item.matches(selector)) {
+exports.fn = (root, params) => {
+  const selectors = Array.isArray(params.selectors)
+    ? params.selectors
+    : [params];
+  for (const { selector, attributes } of selectors) {
+    const nodes = querySelectorAll(root, selector);
+    for (const node of nodes) {
       if (Array.isArray(attributes)) {
         for (const name of attributes) {
-          delete item.attributes[name];
+          delete node.attributes[name];
         }
       } else {
-        delete item.attributes[attributes];
+        delete node.attributes[attributes];
       }
     }
-  });
+  }
+  return {};
 };
diff --git a/plugins/removeAttrs.js b/plugins/removeAttrs.js
index 561b511d..54f37363 100644
--- a/plugins/removeAttrs.js
+++ b/plugins/removeAttrs.js
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
 'use strict';
 
-var DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = ':';
-
 exports.name = 'removeAttrs';
-
-exports.type = 'perItem';
-
+exports.type = 'visitor';
 exports.active = false;
-
 exports.description = 'removes specified attributes';
 
-exports.params = {
-  elemSeparator: DEFAULT_SEPARATOR,
-  preserveCurrentColor: false,
-  attrs: [],
-};
+const DEFAULT_SEPARATOR = ':';
 
 /**
  * Remove attributes
@@ -77,72 +68,69 @@ exports.params = {
  *     attrs: 'stroke.*'
  *
  *
- * @param {Object} item current iteration item
- * @param {Object} params plugin params
- * @return {Boolean} if false, item will be filtered out
- *
  * @author Benny Schudel
  */
-exports.fn = function (item, params) {
+exports.fn = (root, params) => {
   // wrap into an array if params is not
-  if (!Array.isArray(params.attrs)) {
-    params.attrs = [params.attrs];
-  }
+  const elemSeparator =
+    typeof params.elemSeparator == 'string'
+      ? params.elemSeparator
+      : DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
+  const preserveCurrentColor =
+    typeof params.preserveCurrentColor == 'boolean'
+      ? params.preserveCurrentColor
+      : false;
+  const attrs = Array.isArray(params.attrs) ? params.attrs : [params.attrs];
 
-  if (item.type === 'element') {
-    var elemSeparator =
-      typeof params.elemSeparator == 'string'
-        ? params.elemSeparator
-        : DEFAULT_SEPARATOR;
-    var preserveCurrentColor =
-      typeof params.preserveCurrentColor == 'boolean'
-        ? params.preserveCurrentColor
-        : false;
+  return {
+    element: {
+      enter: (node) => {
+        for (let pattern of attrs) {
+          // if no element separators (:), assume it's attribute name, and apply to all elements *regardless of value*
+          if (pattern.includes(elemSeparator) === false) {
+            pattern = ['.*', elemSeparator, pattern, elemSeparator, '.*'].join(
+              ''
+            );
+            // if only 1 separator, assume it's element and attribute name, and apply regardless of attribute value
+          } else if (pattern.split(elemSeparator).length < 3) {
+            pattern = [pattern, elemSeparator, '.*'].join('');
+          }
 
-    // prepare patterns
-    var patterns = params.attrs.map(function (pattern) {
-      // if no element separators (:), assume it's attribute name, and apply to all elements *regardless of value*
-      if (pattern.indexOf(elemSeparator) === -1) {
-        pattern = ['.*', elemSeparator, pattern, elemSeparator, '.*'].join('');
+          // create regexps for element, attribute name, and attribute value
+          const list = pattern.split(elemSeparator).map((value) => {
+            // adjust single * to match anything
+            if (value === '*') {
+              value = '.*';
+            }
+            return new RegExp(['^', value, '$'].join(''), 'i');
+          });
 
-        // if only 1 separator, assume it's element and attribute name, and apply regardless of attribute value
-      } else if (pattern.split(elemSeparator).length < 3) {
-        pattern = [pattern, elemSeparator, '.*'].join('');
-      }
-
-      // create regexps for element, attribute name, and attribute value
-      return pattern.split(elemSeparator).map(function (value) {
-        // adjust single * to match anything
-        if (value === '*') {
-          value = '.*';
-        }
-
-        return new RegExp(['^', value, '$'].join(''), 'i');
-      });
-    });
-
-    // loop patterns
-    patterns.forEach(function (pattern) {
-      // matches element
-      if (pattern[0].test(item.name)) {
-        // loop attributes
-        for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(item.attributes)) {
-          var isFillCurrentColor =
-            preserveCurrentColor && name == 'fill' && value == 'currentColor';
-          var isStrokeCurrentColor =
-            preserveCurrentColor && name == 'stroke' && value == 'currentColor';
-
-          if (!(isFillCurrentColor || isStrokeCurrentColor)) {
-            // matches attribute name
-            if (pattern[1].test(name)) {
-              // matches attribute value
-              if (pattern[2].test(value)) {
-                delete item.attributes[name];
+          // matches element
+          if (list[0].test(node.name)) {
+            // loop attributes
+            for (const [name, value] of Object.entries(node.attributes)) {
+              const isFillCurrentColor =
+                preserveCurrentColor &&
+                name == 'fill' &&
+                value == 'currentColor';
+              const isStrokeCurrentColor =
+                preserveCurrentColor &&
+                name == 'stroke' &&
+                value == 'currentColor';
+              if (
+                !isFillCurrentColor &&
+                !isStrokeCurrentColor &&
+                // matches attribute name
+                list[1].test(name) &&
+                // matches attribute value
+                list[2].test(value)
+              ) {
+                delete node.attributes[name];
               }
             }
           }
         }
-      }
-    });
-  }
+      },
+    },
+  };
 };
diff --git a/plugins/removeElementsByAttr.js b/plugins/removeElementsByAttr.js
index a262182c..03e2c2df 100644
--- a/plugins/removeElementsByAttr.js
+++ b/plugins/removeElementsByAttr.js
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const { detachNodeFromParent } = require('../lib/xast.js');
+
 exports.name = 'removeElementsByAttr';
-
-exports.type = 'perItem';
-
+exports.type = 'visitor';
 exports.active = false;
-
 exports.description =
   'removes arbitrary elements by ID or className (disabled by default)';
 
-exports.params = {
-  id: [],
-  class: [],
-};
-
 /**
  * Remove arbitrary SVG elements by ID or className.
  *
@@ -47,33 +41,37 @@ exports.params = {
  *         - 'elementClass'
  *         - 'anotherClass'
  *
- * @param {Object} item current iteration item
- * @param {Object} params plugin params
- * @return {Boolean} if false, item will be filtered out
- *
  * @author Eli Dupuis (@elidupuis)
  */
-exports.fn = function (item, params) {
-  // wrap params in an array if not already
-  ['id', 'class'].forEach(function (key) {
-    if (!Array.isArray(params[key])) {
-      params[key] = [params[key]];
-    }
-  });
-
-  // abort if current item is no an element
-  if (item.type !== 'element') {
-    return;
-  }
-
-  // remove element if it's `id` matches configured `id` params
-  if (item.attributes.id != null && params.id.length !== 0) {
-    return params.id.includes(item.attributes.id) === false;
-  }
-
-  // remove element if it's `class` contains any of the configured `class` params
-  if (item.attributes.class && params.class.length !== 0) {
-    const classList = item.attributes.class.split(' ');
-    return params.class.some((item) => classList.includes(item)) === false;
-  }
+exports.fn = (root, params) => {
+  const ids =
+    params.id == null ? [] : Array.isArray(params.id) ? params.id : [params.id];
+  const classes =
+    params.class == null
+      ? []
+      : Array.isArray(params.class)
+      ? params.class
+      : [params.class];
+  return {
+    element: {
+      enter: (node, parentNode) => {
+        // remove element if it's `id` matches configured `id` params
+        if (node.attributes.id != null && ids.length !== 0) {
+          if (ids.includes(node.attributes.id)) {
+            detachNodeFromParent(node, parentNode);
+          }
+        }
+        // remove element if it's `class` contains any of the configured `class` params
+        if (node.attributes.class && classes.length !== 0) {
+          const classList = node.attributes.class.split(' ');
+          for (const item of classes) {
+            if (classList.includes(item)) {
+              detachNodeFromParent(node, parentNode);
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+    },
+  };
 };