Disable Embeds

/** * Disable all embeds in WordPress. */ add_action( ‘init’, function () { // Remove the REST API endpoint. remove_action( ‘rest_api_init’, ‘wp_oembed_register_route’ ); // Turn off oEmbed auto discovery. add_filter( ’embed_oembed_discover’, ‘__return_false’ ); // Don’t filter oEmbed results. remove_filter( ‘oembed_dataparse’,…Continue reading

Disable Emojis

/** * Disable the emojis in WordPress. */ add_action( ‘init’, function () { remove_action( ‘wp_head’, ‘print_emoji_detection_script’, 7 ); remove_action( ‘admin_print_scripts’, ‘print_emoji_detection_script’ ); remove_action( ‘wp_print_styles’, ‘print_emoji_styles’ ); remove_action( ‘admin_print_styles’, ‘print_emoji_styles’ ); remove_filter( ‘the_content_feed’, ‘wp_staticize_emoji’ ); remove_filter( ‘comment_text_rss’, ‘wp_staticize_emoji’ ); remove_filter( ‘wp_mail’,…Continue reading

Disable Automatic Updates

// Disable core auto-updates add_filter( ‘auto_update_core’, ‘__return_false’ ); // Disable auto-updates for plugins. add_filter( ‘auto_update_plugin’, ‘__return_false’ ); // Disable auto-updates for themes. add_filter( ‘auto_update_theme’, ‘__return_false’ );Continue reading

Disable WordPress REST API

add_filter( ‘rest_authentication_errors’, function ( $access ) { return new WP_Error( ‘rest_disabled’, __( ‘The WordPress REST API has been disabled.’ ), array( ‘status’ => rest_authorization_required_code(), ) ); } );Continue reading

Completely Disable Comments

add_action(‘admin_init’, function () { // Redirect any user trying to access comments page global $pagenow; if ($pagenow === ‘edit-comments.php’) { wp_safe_redirect(admin_url()); exit; } // Remove comments metabox from dashboard remove_meta_box(‘dashboard_recent_comments’, ‘dashboard’, ‘normal’); // Disable support for comments and trackbacks in…Continue reading

Disable Automatic Updates Emails

// Disable auto-update emails. add_filter( ‘auto_core_update_send_email’, ‘__return_false’ ); // Disable auto-update emails for plugins. add_filter( ‘auto_plugin_update_send_email’, ‘__return_false’ ); // Disable auto-update emails for themes. add_filter( ‘auto_theme_update_send_email’, ‘__return_false’ );Continue reading

Disable Search

// Prevent search queries. add_action( ‘parse_query’, function ( $query, $error = true ) { if ( is_search() && ! is_admin() ) { $query->is_search = false; $query->query_vars[‘s’] = false; $query->query[‘s’] = false; if ( true === $error ) { $query->is_404 =…Continue reading