Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) vs Disable Search

This plugin disables the WordPress emoji functionality, removing unnecessary code bloat that adds support for emojis in older browsers. What it does Removes the emoji detection script from wp_head and the admin Removes emoji styles from wp_print_styles and admin Removes emoji DNS prefetching, preventing connections to s.w.org Removes the wpemoji TinyMCE plugin Strips emoji CDN hostname from DNS prefetch hints Performance & Privacy Emojis will still display in modern browsers that have built-in support. This plugin simply removes the extra HTTP requests and JavaScript overhead for browsers that don’t need it. Additionally, it prevents DNS prefetching to WordPress.org’s emoji CDN, improving privacy. Note: Emoticons like :) will continue to work as expected. Requirements PHP 7.4+ WordPress 5.0+ GDPR compliancy This plugin does not send any data to external servers. It disables DNS prefetching of emojis within WordPress, which should ensure improved privacy. To determine if your site is GDPR compliant, please seek legal advice. I have done my best to ensure the plugin is 100% GDPR compliant, but I am not a lawyer so cannot guarantee anything. Architecture The plugin uses: Quality All code uses declare(strict_types=1) and follows PSR-12. The plugin runs the following tooling: PHP_CodeSniffer (run via composer phpcs) — sniffs for PSR-12 violations PHP-CS-Fixer (run via composer cs) — dry-run style check PHPStan at level 6 (run via composer phpstan) — static analysis

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