Ryan Hellyer

This plugin disables the new WordPress emoji functionality. GDPR friendly.
Note: Emoticons will still work and emojis will still work in browsers which have built in support for them. This plugin simply removes the extra code bloat used to add support for emojis in older browsers.
<h4>GDPR compliancy</h4>
This plugin does not do anything to make your site less GDPR compliant. It disables the 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 can not guarantee anything 😉

Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly)

should add this one as well !

remove_action( 'embed_head', 'print_emoji_detection_script' );

another remove filter to add to the too long list !

No configuration needed. No ads. Does the job.

Clean

Disable Emojis by Ryan Hellyer is a gem! With 60k+ active installs and nearly perfect 5-star rating, it's clearly doing something right. This lightweight plugin strips out WordPress's bloated emoji code while keeping your content looking great in modern browsers. The GDPR-friendly bonus is huge - it stops DNS prefetching to external emoji servers, protecting visitor privacy. Ryan's been maintaining this for years and it shows. Your site loads faster, stays compliant, and emojis still work naturally. Win-win-win!

Clean Up Your Site & Improve GDPR Compliance


It's so rare to find a plugin these days that has no bloat, no upsells, no ANYTHING beyond exactly what's needed to get the job done. Thank you!


Small but mighty

This plugin disables the new WordPress emoji functionality. GDPR friendly.

Elsner Technologies Pvt Ltd

Aakif Kadiwala

Juhi Patel

Create a Shortcode for emojis which is selected, and implement emojis into Posts & Pages.
You can use that shortcode at any custom position without any other change.
How to use : 
* An emoji icon button appear on right side of Add Media button. 
* click on that button for select emojis. 
* Then after you can add a shorcode automatically in your editor window by clicking Add Shortcode button.
Shortcode :
<pre>[esc emoji="happy" /]</pre>
**NOTE: make sure you are in “Visual” view, not “Text” view.

Emoji Shortcode

Create a Shortcode for emojis which is selected, and implement emojis into Posts & Pages.

Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) vs Emoji Shortcode