--- title: "How to Disable RSS Feed for WordPress Website?" url: https://nexterwp.com/docs/disable-rss-feed-for-wordpress-website/ date: 2023-02-23 modified: 2026-08-18 author: "Aditya Sharma" description: "RSS feeds are designed to make it easy for you to share content from your WordPress blog. However, with time the usage of RSS feed has been reduced considerably, mainly..." image: https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/disable-rss-feed-for-wordpress-website-1024x519.jpg word_count: 397 --- # How to Disable RSS Feed for WordPress Website? ## Key Takeaways - Nexter Extension (Free) disables RSS Feed in WordPress because WordPress has no built-in option to turn it off. - Nexter Theme uses the WordPress dashboard path Nexter > Extensions > Performance, then Advanced Performance, to reach the Disable RSS Feeds toggle. - Remove RSS Feed Links removes the RSS Feed code from the site after the user turns on the toggle and clicks Save. RSS feeds are designed to make it easy for you to share content from your WordPress blog. However, with time the usage of RSS feed has been reduced considerably, mainly because of Social Media. Most business has some kind of presence on Social Media platforms, and this allows them to share content in a more engaging way. So you might consider disabling the RSS Feed for your website. Unfortunately, there are no built-in options within WordPress to disable the RSS Feed. But if you are using the [Nexter Extension (Free) plugi](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nexter-extension/)n, you can easily disable RSS Feed on your WordPress website. ## Learn via Video Tutorial https://youtu.be/JLlISBBzQFg?t=1505 ### What is RSS Feed WordPress? RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication", and it is a type of web feed that allows users to access and subscribe to updates on websites without needing to continuously check in. In WordPress, RSS feeds enable content creators to syndicate their content across the internet, making it more visible and accessible to potential viewers. ## Why Disable RSS Feed? While RSS Feed does have its benefits but at times, you might consider disabling it. RSS Feed used to be a very popular feature in the past, but with the rise of Social Media, website owners aren’t using them that much. So it is good to disable something that is not being used. If you are making a static website in WordPress with no blog, then turning off RSS Fed makes sense. While the RSS Feed is a good feature for indexing your content in Google but it can also hurt your ranking by indexing some unnecessary feeds. This is why you might consider turning off RSS Feed. ## How to Disable RSS Feed with the Nexter Extension?  To disable RSS Feed with the Nexter theme, from the WordPress dashboard go to **Nexter **>** Extension**s > **Performance**. Then go to the **Advanced Performance** section, enable the toggle, and click on the gear icon (⚙). ![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/advanced-performance-settings-new-1-1.png) It will open the Advanced Performance popup, go to the **Disable RSS Feeds** section and turn on the toggle. This will turn off the RSS Feed on your site.  Now in order to remove the RSS Feed code from your site, turn on the **Remove RSS Feed Links** toggle. Then click on the** Save **button. This is how simply you can disable RSS Feed from your WordPress website without any extra plugin or custom code. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Q: Why would someone disable RSS feed on a WordPress website?** A: RSS feeds still help syndicate content, but the page says their usage has dropped a lot because of social media. That makes them less useful for sites that share updates elsewhere. The tutorial also points out a second reason: RSS can index unnecessary feeds, which may hurt ranking in some cases. For a static WordPress site with no blog, turning it off is especially sensible. **Q: What should I do if WordPress doesn't have a built-in option to turn off RSS feeds?** A: WordPress itself does not include a built-in option for disabling RSS Feed, so the practical workaround in this tutorial is Nexter Extension (Free). The key detail is that the setting lives under Advanced Performance, not in standard WordPress reading or discussion settings. That matters because people often look in the wrong place first and assume the feature is missing entirely. **Q: Is disabling RSS feed a good idea for a static WordPress site?** A: A static WordPress site with no blog is one of the clearest cases for disabling RSS Feed. The page says RSS was more useful when blogs were updated through feeds, but that use has declined with social media. If your site does not publish ongoing posts, keeping feed endpoints active adds little value and may expose unnecessary indexed content. **Q: Will turning off RSS feed remove the feed links from my site too?** A: Disabling the feed and removing the feed links are separate actions in this tutorial. Turning on Disable RSS Feeds stops the feed itself, while Remove RSS Feed Links removes the RSS Feed code from your site. That distinction matters because some site owners only want to stop access, while others also want to clean up leftover feed references. **Q: Can I disable RSS feed from the Nexter theme settings?** A: Nexter Theme and Nexter Extension work together here, but the actual control described on the page is inside Nexter Extension (Free). The setting sits under Nexter > Extensions > Performance, then Advanced Performance. That setup is useful if you want to manage performance-related behavior from one place instead of adding another plugin or writing custom code.