Disabler
Instead of installing a million plugins to disable features you don't want, why not use just ONE plugin?
5(6 reviews)
·900 active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, Disabler is a WordPress disable plugin with 900 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 27K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Classic Widgets.
5/56 reviews
900active installs
27K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
I don’t like certain things, such as curly “smart” quotes and self-pings. Instead of installing six or seven plugins to handle this, I decided to create one plugin to address the common issues. Disabler allows you to select and deactivate specific settings rather than disabling everything, all through a straightforward UI.
This plugin enables you to disable/remove the following features:
Editor
- Classic theme styles
- Texturization (including Smart/Curly quotes, EM dash, EN dash, and ellipsis)
- The automatic capitalization of the P in WordPress (WordPress 3.0+ only)
- The
<p>that is automatically inserted - Autosaving of Posts etc
Back-End
- Self Ping
Front-End
- Disable links to WordPress’ internal ‘shortlink’ URLs for your posts. E.g.,
Performance
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Ratings & Reviews
56 reviews
5 ★
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 8.0+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
4.0.3
- Add new banner and icon images for the WordPress plugin repository
- Add
all()method toOptionsclass - Add disabler settings to Usage Tracker data for tracking
- Prefix action hooks to maintain consistency across actions and filters naming
- Update
devDependenciesto the latest versions for enhanced security and functionality
…and 4 more changes
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