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Header Junk Remover is a lightweight, no-settings plugin that cleans up the It removes outdated tags, redundant links, bloated scripts, and unnecessary headers that WordPress adds by default. The result: cleaner source code, faster page loads, less information leakage, and fewer HTTP requests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What gets removed (and why it matters):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n RSD Link<\/strong> WordPress Generator<\/strong> Feed Links<\/strong> Relational Links (index, start, parent, adjacent posts)<\/strong> Windows Live Writer Manifest<\/strong> Shortlink Tags\/Headers<\/strong> REST API Discovery Link<\/strong> oEmbed Discovery + Scripts<\/strong> Resource Hints (dns-prefetch, preconnect)<\/strong> Emoji Scripts and Styles<\/strong> Global Styles (Block Editor\/Gutenberg)<\/strong> Extra Hardening:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Disable XML-RPC<\/strong> Remove X-Pingback Header<\/strong> Turn off PHP Exposure (optional)<\/strong> Why this matters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<head><\/code> section and headers of your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'rsd_link');
\nUsed for Really Simple Discovery (old remote editing). Not needed anymore.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');
\nHides your WP version. Avoids advertising it to bots\/hackers.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'feed_links', 2);
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'feed_links_extra', 3);
\nRemoves auto-added RSS\/Atom feed links. If you don\u2019t use feeds, these are pointless.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'index_rel_link');
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'start_post_rel_link', 10, 0);
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'parent_post_rel_link', 10, 0);
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'adjacent_posts_rel_link', 10, 0);
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'adjacent_posts_rel_link_wp_head', 10, 0);
\nRemoves old \u201cprevious\/next\u201d link metadata almost no browsers or crawlers use.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link');
\nDead tool support. Safe to remove.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_shortlink_wp_head', 10, 0);
\n remove_action('template_redirect', 'wp_shortlink_header', 11);
\nShortlink system is obsolete. Removing reduces clutter.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'rest_output_link_wp_head', 10);
\nREST API still works, but no longer broadcast in headers.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_oembed_add_discovery_links', 10);
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_oembed_add_host_js');
\nPrevents WordPress from advertising oEmbed endpoints and loading extra JS.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_resource_hints', 2);
\nStops WP from auto-inserting DNS hints you may not control.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script', 7);
\n remove_action('wp_print_styles', 'print_emoji_styles');
\nRemoves redundant emoji JS\/CSS. Browsers already handle emojis natively.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_enqueue_global_styles', 1);
\nPrevents WP from injecting default CSS that bloats your source.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
\n add_filter('xmlrpc_enabled', '__return_false');
\nBlocks XML-RPC protocol (commonly abused in brute force\/DDoS attacks).<\/p><\/li>\n
\n add_filter('wp_headers', function($headers) { unset($headers['X-Pingback']); return $headers; });
\nStops WP from advertising its pingback URL.<\/p><\/li>\n
\n @ini_set('expose_php', 'off');
\nPrevents PHP version disclosure in server headers.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n
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