{"id":746,"date":"2018-10-14T12:39:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T07:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/?p=746"},"modified":"2018-12-12T10:08:59","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T04:38:59","slug":"how-to-disable-rss-feeds-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-disable-rss-feeds-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Disable RSS Feeds In WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you really want to disable RSS feeds in WordPress? Here&#8217;s why. Some folks are creating auto blogs and fetching contents from our blog through the RSS feed URL. By default, WordPress RSS feed URL will look like <em>www.example.com\/feed\/<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody likes redistributing our content without any notice or something. It will affect your website&#8217;s ranking, SEO and revenue. By disabling the RSS feed URL, you can prevent content theft. In this post, we are going to show you how can you disable RSS feeds in WordPress without getting any error.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">How To\u00a0Disable RSS Feeds In WordPress<\/h4>\n<p>There are two methods available.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Using the Disable Feeds.<\/li>\n<li>Code<\/li>\n<li>Perfmatters Plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both are simple and will work without getting any error. We will explain both below. Choose one which you prefer.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Plugin Method<\/h4>\n<p>You need to install the\u00a0<a title=\"Disable feeds plugin\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/disable-feeds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Disable Feeds<\/a> plugin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-763\" title=\"install disable feeds plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-disable-feeds-plugin.png\" alt=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/disable-feeds\/\" width=\"1341\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-disable-feeds-plugin.png 1341w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-disable-feeds-plugin-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-disable-feeds-plugin-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/install-disable-feeds-plugin-1024x472.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1341px) 100vw, 1341px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After installing the plugin, activate it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-764\" title=\"activate disable feeds plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-disable-feeds-plugin.png\" alt=\"Disable RSS Feeds In WordPress\" width=\"1176\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-disable-feeds-plugin.png 1176w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-disable-feeds-plugin-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-disable-feeds-plugin-768x372.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/activate-disable-feeds-plugin-1024x496.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Under your WordPress reading settings, you can see the plugin settings. For disabling the feed, all you need to is, simply redirect all those feed requests to a 404 error page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-765\" title=\"disable feeds using plugin\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/disable-feeds-using-plugin.png\" alt=\"disabling RSS feeds using WordPress plugin\" width=\"1030\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/disable-feeds-using-plugin.png 1030w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/disable-feeds-using-plugin-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/disable-feeds-using-plugin-768x453.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/disable-feeds-using-plugin-1024x604.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So when someone tries to access your feed, they will see a page not\u00a0found.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-766\" title=\"feed not found\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/feed-not-found.png\" alt=\"feed URL not found error\" width=\"1327\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/feed-not-found.png 1327w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/feed-not-found-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/feed-not-found-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/feed-not-found-1024x425.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1327px) 100vw, 1327px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Coding Method<\/h4>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to use a plugin, this method is for you. Simply copy the below code.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: php; title: ; notranslate\" title=\"\">function awpg_disable_feed() {\r\nwp_die( __('No feed available,please visit our &lt;a href=&quot;'. get_bloginfo('url') .'&quot;&gt;homepage&lt;\/a&gt;!') );\r\n}\r\n\r\nadd_action('do_feed', 'awpg_disable_feed', 1);\r\nadd_action('do_feed_rdf', 'awpg_disable_feed', 1);\r\nadd_action('do_feed_rss', 'awpg_disable_feed', 1);\r\nadd_action('do_feed_rss2', 'awpg_disable_feed', 1);\r\nadd_action('do_feed_atom', 'awpg_disable_feed', 1);\r\nadd_action('do_feed_rss2_comments', 'awpg_disable_feed', 1);\r\nadd_action('do_feed_atom_comments', 'awpg_disable_feed', 1); <\/pre>\n<p>Add the code on your theme&#8217;s functions file. Make sure that you are using a <a title=\"How To Create WordPress Child Theme\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-guides\/how-to-create-wordpress-child-theme\/\">WordPress child theme<\/a>. Update the functions file.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-769\" title=\"code for disabling RSS\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/code-for-disabling-RSS.png\" alt=\"disabling RSS feed code\" width=\"1187\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/code-for-disabling-RSS.png 1187w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/code-for-disabling-RSS-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/code-for-disabling-RSS-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/code-for-disabling-RSS-1024x537.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1187px) 100vw, 1187px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check your RSS feed from the front end. It will be disabled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-770\" title=\"RSS Feed disabled\" src=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/RSS-Feed-disabled.png\" alt=\"rss feed disabled on wordpress\" width=\"1312\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/RSS-Feed-disabled.png 1312w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/RSS-Feed-disabled-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/RSS-Feed-disabled-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/RSS-Feed-disabled-1024x511.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1312px) 100vw, 1312px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s look at how we can disable the RSS feed using the Perfmatters plugin.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Using Perfmatters Plugin<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Perfmatters\" href=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/refer\/perfmatters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Perfmatters<\/a> is a premium WordPress optimization and hardening plugin. The plugin for several options for optimizing your blog and making it secure. In that list, you can see an option to disable RSS feeds.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2704\" title=\"perfmatters RSS feed settings\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.awpguide.com\/2018\/10\/perfmatters-RSS-feed-settings.png\" alt=\"perfmatters plugin rss feed settings\" width=\"868\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/perfmatters-RSS-feed-settings.png 868w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/perfmatters-RSS-feed-settings-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/awpguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/perfmatters-RSS-feed-settings-768x547.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simply enable the option and update the plugin settings. That&#8217;s how it&#8217;s done!<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"hfeature\">Troubleshooting<\/h4>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t see that your RSS feed still showing contents, it&#8217;s a problem with caching. You can try accessing the feed URL on any private window or using a proxy site.<\/p>\n<p>We hope you enjoyed the read and found it helpful. If you did, please consider sharing this post with your friends and fellow bloggers. For more related posts, you should check out <a title=\"AWPGuide Blog\" href=\"\/blog\">our blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you really want to disable RSS feeds in WordPress? Here&#8217;s why. 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