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| <?php | |
| // Disable RSS enclosures for media files | |
| add_filter( 'rss_enclosure', '__return_empty_string' ); | |
| // Remove Gutenberg block styles, which I don't use | |
| add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', function() { | |
| wp_dequeue_style( 'wp-block-library' ); | |
| } ); | |
| // Removes unnecessary links in the <head> area | |
| remove_action ('wp_head', 'rsd_link'); | |
| remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_shortlink_wp_head'); | |
| remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link'); | |
| // Disable the XMLRPC API for security purposes and because I don't use it | |
| add_filter('xmlrpc_enabled', '__return_false'); | |
| // Add the user's name to the Alt text for Gravatar images, which is blank by default | |
| function gravatar_alt($text) { | |
| $alt = get_the_author_meta( 'display_name' ); | |
| $text = str_replace('alt=\'\'', 'alt=\'Headshot for '.$alt.'\'',$text); | |
| return $text; | |
| } | |
| add_filter('get_avatar','gravatar_alt'); | |
| ?> |
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