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Disable Author Archives

Completely hide author archives and prevent direct access by returning a 404 page.

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php
<?php
// Return a 404 page for author pages if accessed directly.
add_action( 'template_redirect', function () {
	if ( is_author() ) {
		global $wp_query;
		$wp_query->set_404();
		status_header( 404 );
		nocache_headers();
	}
} );
// Remove the author links.
add_filter( 'author_link', '__return_empty_string', 1000 );
add_filter( 'the_author_posts_link', 'get_the_author', 1000, 0 );
// Remove the author pages from the WP 5.5+ sitemap.
add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_add_provider', function ( $provider, $name ) {
	if ( 'users' === $name ) {
		return false;
	}
	return $provider;
}, 10, 2 );
// Remove admin links in the list of users.
add_filter( 'user_row_actions', function ( $actions, $user ) {
	unset( $actions['view'] );
	unset( $actions['posts'] );
	return $actions;
}, 10, 2 );

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