Remove Unnecessary Code From WordPress Header

August 12, 2010 / Adam / 1 Comment

WordPress uses the function wp_head() to add a bunch of code to the header of each page. Some of it is not absolutely necessary. This is especially true when using WordPress as a small business CMS, instead of a blog.

The code below removes the unnecessary code. Just add these to the end of your functions.php file.

This code applies to WordPress 3.0 and higher:

<?php
remove_action('wp_head', 'rsd_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');
remove_action('wp_head', 'start_post_rel_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'index_rel_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'adjacent_posts_rel_link_wp_head');
?>

This code applies to WordPress versions before 3.0:

<?php
remove_action('wp_head', 'rsd_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'wlwmanifest_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');
remove_action('wp_head', 'start_post_rel_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'index_rel_link');
remove_action('wp_head', 'adjacent_posts_rel_link');
?>