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Core Feature Control

60+ installs · #19,943 most popular

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Disable WP REST API

Shares 2 of Core Feature Control's 5 tags.

Most installed

Disable REST API

80K+ active installs.

Best rated

Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)

5.0 out of 5 from 108 reviews.

Most recently updated

Disable WP Sitemaps

Updated on Nov 4, 2026.

1. 1

   Disable WP REST API

   by Jeff Starr

   Disables the WP REST API for visitors not logged into WordPress.

   Installs

   30K+

   Rank

   #966

   Rating

   4.8(36)

   Updated

   3 months ago

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2. 2

   Disabler

   by saas

   Instead of installing a million plugins to disable features you don't want, why not use just ONE plugin?

   Installs

   900+

   Rank

   #7,111

   Rating

   5.0(6)

   Updated

   4 months ago

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3. 3

   Disable REST API

   by Dave McHale

   Disable the use of the REST API on your website to site users. Now with User Role support!

   Installs

   80K+

   Rank

   #513

   Rating

   4.8(38)

   Updated

   3 years ago

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4. 4

   Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)

   by Ryan Hellyer

   Disable the WordPress emoji functionality to improve performance and privacy.

   Installs

   60K+

   Rank

   #658

   Rating

   5.0(108)

   Updated

   5 months ago

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5. 5

   Disable auto-update Email Notifications

   by Elvis Nyakangi

   This plugin performs a simple task of disabling email notifications that are sent by WordPress when a plugin or theme auto-updates.

   Installs

   30K+

   Rank

   #1,026

   Rating

   4.5(15)

   Updated

   1 year ago

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6. 6

   Disable Everything

   by dessky

   Patch wp2shell instantly by Disabling REST API access.

   Installs

   30K+

   Rank

   #1,002

   Rating

   5.0(6)

   Updated

   12 days ago

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7. 7

   Disable Search

   by Scott Reilly

   Disable the built-in front-end search capabilities of WordPress.

   Installs

   30K+

   Rank

   #921

   Rating

   4.7(16)

   Updated

   1 year ago

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8. 8

   Disable Feeds

   by WPDeveloper

   Disables all RSS/Atom/RDF feeds on your WordPress site.

   Installs

   20K+

   Rank

   #1,205

   Rating

   4.7(31)

   Updated

   8 years ago

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9. 9

   Disable WP Sitemaps

   by Jeff Starr

   Disables the automatically generated WP Sitemaps.

   Installs

   10K+

   Rank

   #1,972

   Rating

   5.0(10)

   Updated

   4 days ago

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10. 10

    Disable Media Sizes

    by Jeff Starr

    Provides options to disable the extra images generated by WordPress.

    Installs

    10K+

    Rank

    #1,885

    Rating

    5.0(23)

    Updated

    4 days ago

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    Disable WordPress Update Notifications and auto-update Email Notifications

    by Prem Tiwari

    Disables WordPress core update notification and plugins update notification update checks and notifications.

    Installs

    10K+

    Rank

    #1,672

    Rating

    4.2(19)

    Updated

    2 months ago

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    Disable Feeds WP

    by Galaxy Weblinks

    Disables all RSS/Atom/RDF feeds on your WordPress site.

    Installs

    10K+

    Rank

    #1,666

    Rating

    5.0(8)

    Updated

    5 months ago

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