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Google Fonts is a great service, but there are some scenarios when you might need to disable Google Fonts. Here...

By default, the following tag shows up in every WordPress install. <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://yourdomain.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> The above link...

Embeds were released with WordPress 4.4. However, with this came some extra inline code they add to your site (link...

Optimizing your WordPress database is important when it comes to keeping your site healthy and running fast. Over time things...

By default, the following tag shows up in every WordPress install. <link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="https://yourdomain.com/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> The above link is...

Introduced in recent versions of WooCommerce and WordPress, there is an integrated Password Strength Meter which forces users to use...

WooCommerce by default comes with a lot of widgets installed. A lot of times these aren’t used anywhere as themes...

If you’re constantly benchmarking new WordPress sites, especially fresh installs, it can be annoying as a missing favicon will generate...

The WordPress Heartbeat API uses /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php to run AJAX calls from the web browser. While this is great and all it...

Fetch priority is an HTML attribute used to help improve LCP. See how to add the attribute to a resource (image) on your WordPress site.

WordPress transients provide a simple and standardized way for developers to store cached data in the database temporarily, along with...

By default, WooCommerce has a status meta box (widget) that loads in the WordPress dashboard. A lot of times this...

A pingback is basically an automated comment that gets created when another blog links to you. A self-pingback is created when...

By default, the following tag shows up in every WordPress install. <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 4.7.5" /> It shows the version...

Emojis are fun and all, but if you aren’t using them, they actually load a JavaScript file (wp-emoji-release.min.js) on every...

By default, WordPress generates all types of different RSS feeds for your site. While RSS feeds can be useful if...

We always recommend testing locally or on a staging site first when using the Script Manager, as you could break...

Similar to how WordPress generates RSS feeds, it also generates RSS feed links for your pages/posts, comments, tags, etc. You...

WordPress automatically saves revisions when you are working on posts and pages. These can begin to add up pretty quickly....

The WordPress Heartbeat API uses /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php to run AJAX calls from the web browser. While this is great, it can cause...

There are times when you might need to add custom code to your WordPress site’s header (head), body, or footer....

WordPress, by default, automatically saves a draft every 60 seconds (1 minute). There are reasons why you might want to...

Modern browsers set the default aspect ratio of images based on their width and height attributes. Here is a basic...

There are times when you have a WordPress site where you won’t need, want, or use comments. Opinions are good,...

By default, Google Fonts are render-blocking and might take a while to load. The problem is that most modern browsers...