Disable Feeds WP

80 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With 10,000 active installs, adoption is modest and reflects the niche, security-focused nature of the plugin rather than a lack of utility.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated on May 29, 2026 and tested against WordPress 7.0 with PHP 7.4 as the minimum, the maintenance signals are excellent.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100 from 6 reviews is encouraging, though the small sample size means the rating should be read with mild caution.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened suggests either very few users run into issues or that problems are handled elsewhere, leaving support responsiveness unverified.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring 6.8 or higher, the compatibility score of 100 reflects a forward-looking and modern codebase.

Scores higher than 81% of indexed plugins

About

Disables all RSS/Atom/RDF feeds on your WordPress site.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-05-29 11:04am GMT

Requires WordPress 6.8+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.4+

✓ No known vulnerabilities

What It Does

Disable Feeds WP removes all RSS, Atom, and RDF feed endpoints from a WordPress site, redirecting requests for those feeds to the corresponding HTML page. It also clears feed links from the site head and disables feed-related widgets. The result is a site that offers no machine-readable content syndication whatsoever.

Who It's For

This plugin is a strong fit for sites that want to keep all content strictly private, such as membership portals, paywalled publications, corporate intranets, and internal knowledge bases. If your business model depends on users logging in to access content, disabling feeds prevents scraping and unauthorized redistribution of your posts. It is also useful for any site owner who simply does not want their content redistributed through feed readers.

Who Should Skip It

If your site relies on RSS subscribers, feed-reader apps, or content syndication to grow an audience, skip this plugin because it will eliminate that distribution channel entirely. Bloggers, news publishers, and podcast sites that depend on feed traffic will lose readers by installing it.

The Bottom Line

Disable Feeds WP does exactly one thing and does it well, earning an overall quality score of 80.41 with strong maintenance and ratings. It is the right choice for privacy-focused sites but a poor fit for any publisher that depends on RSS reach. Install it with confidence if your content must stay behind a login wall.

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