Remove WP Emojis — Correctly
This is the CORRECT WAY to remove or disable the WordPress emojis feature that was added in v4.2.
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·40 active installs·Updated 2 months agoAs of April 2026, Remove WP Emojis is a WordPress emojis plugin with 40 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 928 times in total. Requires WordPress 6.5+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2024. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly).
5/51 reviews
40active installs
928total downloads
2 yearssince 2024
Overview
Make your header clean, lean, and mean.
Emoji support is now so widespread that this feature should no longer belong to the WordPress core — and certainly not on every page of every WordPress site.
But I noticed that other plugins don’t completely work, so that’s why I created this plugin.
Simply activate this plugin to completely — and correctly — remove the built-in support for emojis that was added in WordPress v4.2.
Features
- Built using WordPress API and standards.
- Works out of the box with no configuration and setup.
- Compatible with the classic editor.
- Clean and lean code.
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 6.5+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1.2
- Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.9.
- Refactored version for clarity, correct hook usage, and leaner structure.
Contributors
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