Disable Application Passwords vs Disable Search

Does one thing: disables the “Application Passwords” feature. Activate this plugin to completely disable the new Application Passwords functionality (added in WP version 5.6). To re-enable Application Passwords, simply deactivate the plugin. Features Lightweight – only one line of code. Simple to use – activate and done. No settings to worry about. Easy peasy. Why is this useful? Because not every website is the same. Not every website needs this feature. Also disabling application passwords helps to limit unnecessary exposure and eliminate unwanted functionality (i.e., bloat). Whatever the reason, it is your choice. That’s the beauty of WordPress. So if, for whatever reason, you decide that application passwords should be disabled, this plugin will do it with a click. More infos For more information about the new Application Passwords feature: Application Passwords: Integration Guide Free Plugin: Disable Application Passwords Privacy This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way. Disable Application Passwords is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

This plugin prevents WordPress from allowing and handling any search requests from the front-end of the site. Specifically, this plugin: Prevents the search form from appearing if the theme uses the standard get_search_form() function to display the search form. Prevents the search form from appearing if the theme uses a searchform.php template Prevents the search item from appearing in the admin tool bar when shown on the front-end. Disables the search widget. Removes the Search widget from the list of available widgets Deactivates any search widgets currently in use in any sidebars (they are hidden, not deleted; they’ll reappear in their original locations if this plugin gets deactivated) Disables the search block. Removes the Search block from the list of available blocks Deactivates any search blocks currently in use, such as in posts or as a widget (they are disabled, not deleted; they’ll reappear if this plugin gets deactivated and the associated placeholder block doesn’t get deleted) With or without a search form, the plugin prevents any direct or manual requests by visitors, via either GET or POST requests, from actually returning any search results. Submitted attempts at a search will be given a 404 File Not Found response, rendered by your site’s 404.php template, if present. Disables output of SearchAction in SEO schema by the Yoast SEO plugin. The plugin only affects search on the front-end of the site. It does not disable searching in the admin section of the site. Links: Plugin Homepage | Plugin Directory Page | GitHub | Author Homepage