Snippets

Core Functionality

Control key WordPress system behaviors. Improve performance, reduce bloat, and secure your site with these core functionality snippets.

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Disable XML-RPC

Completely disable XML-RPC functionality.

  • Protects your site from brute-force and DDoS attacks targeting XML-RPC.
  • Recommended if you don’t use apps or services that require XML-RPC.

Disable WordPress REST API

Prevent public access to the WordPress REST API.

  • Increases security by blocking unauthorized requests.
  • Useful if your site doesn’t rely on REST API endpoints.

Disable Automatic Updates

Turn off all WordPress core updates.

  • Grants full control over when and how updates are applied.
  • Recommended for managed environments where updates are handled manually.

Disable Automatic Updates Emails

Stop email notifications triggered by automatic updates.

  • Keeps inboxes clean.
  • Best paired with custom update management.

Disable Emojis

Prevent WordPress from loading emoji scripts and styles.

  • Reduces page size and HTTP requests.
  • Improves performance if you don’t need emoji support.

Remove the WordPress shortlink meta tag from the site’s <head>.

  • Cleans up unnecessary metadata.
  • Small performance and SEO improvement.

Change Number of Post Revisions

Limit the number of stored revisions per post.

  • Helps reduce database size.
  • Specify the maximum number of revisions to keep.