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A lightweight way to improve performance by removing elements of WP core that we don't need.
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| <?php | |
| /** | |
| * Plugin Name: eggMUP: Performance | |
| * Plugin URI: https://gist.github.com/ianpegg/53842447a5016ad5d3eac073dd2390d5 | |
| * Description: Optimise WP for performance by removing things we don't need. | |
| * Version: 1.0.1 | |
| * Author: Ian Pegg | |
| * Author URI: https://eggcupwebdesign.com | |
| * php version 8.3.1 | |
| * | |
| * @category Must_Use_Plugin | |
| * @package WordPress_Plugin | |
| * @author Ian Pegg <hello@eggcupweb.com> | |
| * @license GNU/GPLv3 https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt | |
| * @link https://eggcupwebdesign.com | |
| */ | |
| namespace EggCup\MUP\Performance; | |
| if (!defined('ABSPATH')) { | |
| exit; | |
| } | |
| /** | |
| * Removes all the cruft that WP core adds to the <head>. | |
| * | |
| * @return void | |
| */ | |
| add_action('init', function () { | |
| add_filter('the_generator', '__return_false'); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'rsd_link'); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link'); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'adjacent_posts_rel_link_wp_head', 10); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator'); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_shortlink_wp_head', 10); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_oembed_add_discovery_links'); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_oembed_add_host_js'); | |
| remove_action('wp_head', 'rest_output_link_wp_head', 10); | |
| add_filter('use_default_gallery_style', '__return_false'); | |
| add_filter('show_recent_comments_widget_style', '__return_false'); | |
| }); | |
| /** | |
| * Strips out emoji scripts as most browsers support emojis natively | |
| * these days anyway. | |
| * | |
| * @return void | |
| */ | |
| 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', 'wp_staticize_emoji_for_email'); | |
| if (!is_admin()) { | |
| add_filter('emoji_svg_url', '__return_false'); | |
| } | |
| }); |
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