Illia Kopturov

<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clean Head: Removes unnecessary elements from the <code><head></code> section of your website.</li>
<li>Disable JSON API: Prevents access to the JSON API, reducing potential security risks and server load.</li>
<li>Disable REST API: Completely disables the REST API, improving security and reducing unnecessary requests.</li>
<li>Disable Trackbacks: Removes trackback functionality, which is often considered obsolete and can be a target for spam.</li>
<li>Disable Pingback: Disables the XML-RPC pingback functionality, reducing the risk of DDoS attacks and improving security.</li>
<li>Disable Emojis: Removes the emoji script and styles, reducing page load times and improving performance.</li>
<li>Remove Translations: Disables loading of translations, saving server resources if multilingual support is not needed.</li>
<li>Remove wptexturize: Disables the wptexturize functionality, which automatically formats certain characters, improving performance.</li>
<li>Disable Embeds: Disables oEmbed functionality, reducing potential security risks and improving page load times.</li>
<li>Remove Gutenberg Styles: Removes styles added by Gutenberg, reducing page load times if not using the block editor.</li>
<li>Remove XMLRPC: Blocks access to the XML-RPC file, preventing potential security vulnerabilities and DDoS attacks.</li>
</ul>

UnclutterWP

Optimize your website's performance by OPTIONALLY removing unnecessary functionalities and elements, improve its speed and security.

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Eliminates the following from <head>:
<ul>
<li>Adjacent posts links</li>
<li>Post, comment, and category feed links</li>
<li>Index link</li>
<li>Parent post link</li>
<li>Start link</li>
<li>REST link</li>
<li>WLW manifest link</li>
<li>Generator link</li>
<li>Oembed links</li>
<li>Short link</li>
</ul>
Disables emojicons, comment cookies, edit post link, wp_embed, REST API, and 404 url guessing.
NOTE: There is no user interface at all! Install, activate, and enjoy with no further action required on your part.

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