Disable Everything vs Disable WP REST API

Do you know what is better for a website performance then installing a good caching plugin and getting more expensive hosting? Not to load bloat in the first place! This lightweight plugin is meant to do just that. With this All-in-One plugin you can simply disable any feature that you do not use with one click. If you change your mind and want feature back you can always re-enable it later. You can also chose any combo of features that you do not want and make a custom selection for disabling. Disable All of the Comments (PRO version only) If you are sick of SPAM or you do not need Comment Section so much then Disable them Completely with this one lightweight plugin. Having Too Many Plugins Can Hurt Your Website Installing and activating numerous plugins on your website can affect your page load time and the performance of your site as a whole. Plugin conflicts can result in slow-loading pages, error messages, or broken functionality. Ultimately, a plugin conflict can cause a website to crash. Security risks. The more plugins you install, the greater the risk that you’ll download one with a security vulnerability. Learning curves. Each plugin’s dashboard or settings interface is different and the time required to learn how to take advantage of each plugin quickly adds up. Plus, there’s often maintenance involved to ensure that each one functions properly. With this All-in-One plugin you can forget installation of one plugin for each feature that you want to disable. There are simply way too many of those in WordPress and you really do not want to have bunch of plugins hogging server resources just for that. Following features are currently included for disabling Free Version: User-Enumeration Author Archives capital_P_dangit Screen options and help Howdy in adminbar Navigation items in adminbar Clean Dashboard Emojis Embed Objects Dashicons Heartbeat XML-RPC + Pingback Generator WLW Manifest Really Simple Discovery Short Link RSS Feeds REST API Block Library Application Passwords NEW Features that you can disable: Privacy Tools Site Health page adjacent_posts links in the header Version var (?ver=) after styles and scripts. PDF Thumbnails Empty Trash (period is shortened to 1 week) Plugin and Theme Editor oEmbed Remote Block Patterns PRO Version: (yeah we know it sucks but this plugin needs to be supported somehow) Comments WP Updates Auto-update Email Notifications for Themes and Plugins Post Revisions Search WP Login Logo and Favicon Administration Email Verification Prompt Lazy Loading Yoast SEO Bloat WooCommerce Bloat Right Click Admin Footer Elementor Bloat Jetpack Promotions Contact Form 7 Bloat Autoptimize Toolbar W3 Total Cache HTML Footer Comments Join Our Open Community Dessky Team does not provide support for the Disable Everything on the WordPress.org forums. In order to get support from a Dessky Team or make a suggestion you will have to Start a Discussion here. DISCUSS WITH THE DESSKY TEAM JOIN OUR OPEN COMMUNITY: The purpose of this open community is to have a collective place where the community can help each other, and we can get some feedback to improve Disable Everything as well. Joining the community is also a great way to connect with like-minded people and share your experience. You can also GET THE PREMIUM SUPPORT I have further questions, how do I contact you? Please fill up the contact form here and we would be more than happy to assist.

Does one thing: Completely disables the WordPress REST API for visitors who are not logged into WordPress. No configuration required. Important: This plugin completely disables the WP REST API for visitors who are NOT logged in to WordPress. So not recommended if your site needs the WP REST API for any non-logged users. 👉 The fast, simple way to prevent abuse of your site’s REST/JSON API 👉 Protects your site’s REST data from all non-logged users and bots 👉 Uses only 4KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective 🛠️ Pro version available! Check out REST Pro Tools » Features Disable REST/JSON for visitors (not logged in) Disables REST header in HTTP response for all users Disables REST links in HTML head for all users 100% plug-and-play, set-it-and-forget solution How does it work? This plugin completely disables the WP REST API unless the user is logged into WordPress. For logged-in (authenticated) users, WP REST API works normally For logged-out (unauthenticated) users, WP REST API is disabled What happens if logged-out visitor makes a JSON/REST request? They will get only a simple message: rest_login_required: REST API restricted to authenticated users. This message may customized via the filter hook, disable_wp_rest_api_error. Check out this post for an example of how to do it. Pro Version 🛠️ Check out the Pro version, REST Pro Tools, loaded with many awesome features: One-click disable all routes One-click disable all /users routes Disable any specific user routes based on role Whitelist any user IDs Whitelist any IP addresses Customize the REST error message Customize the REST response code Always require or force SSL/TLS Disable all JSONP shenanigans One-click disable any REST API headers Add any post meta (custom field) to REST API Add any user meta (custom field) to REST API Add routes for site profile and author profile Add routes for featured images and post categories Add routes for post taxonomies and terms At-a-glance check status of REST API The free version does only one thing: disables REST API for unauthenticated users. The PRO version can do that and much more! Take full control of the REST API with REST Pro Tools » 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. If anything it improves user privacy, as it protects potentially sensitive information from being displayed/accessed via REST API. Disable WP REST API is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development of this plugin 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! 🙂