Disable Topics API
Disables Google's Topics API tracking for your website's visitors by adding a 'Permissions-Policy' HTTP header.
5(6 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, Disable Topics API is a WordPress google plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search….
5/56 reviews
300active installs
6.3K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021
Overview
This plugin adds an HTTP header to your WordPress website that disables Google’s Topics API tracking. The following header will be added:
Permissions-Policy: browsing-topics=()
If an existing ‘browsing-topics’ value is found, the plugin will not change that value or add an additional one.
More information about the Topics API and it’s predecessor “FLoC” can be found here:
What is Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC)?
Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC)
Google’s FLoC Is a Terrible Idea
Block FLoC With Duckduckgo
Am I FLoCed?
Google’s Topics API: Rebranding FLoC Without Addressing Key Privacy Issues
The Topics API
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
1.3 (2022-01-29)
- Modified the header to disable the new Topics API, since the FLoC experiment has officially ended.
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