How to Remove REST API Links for WordPress Website?

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As web developers, we all know the importance of using REST API links in our WordPress websites. These links allow us to easily communicate between different platforms and provide a seamless user experience. However many websites don’t use it for them it is better to remove the link.

With the Nexter Extension (Free) plugin you can easily remove the REST API link from your website.

Why Remove REST API Link?

By default WordPress adds a line of code for REST API in the page source code.

rest api link

It also adds some addition code in the backend php files. So if you are not using this feature you should remove the link to remove those extra line of codes.

How to Remove REST API Link with The Nexter Extension?

To do this, go to Appearance > Nexter Settings > Security.

Then in Advance Security click on the Settings button.

advanced security settings

This will open the Advance Security popup, go to Remove REST API Links and enable the toggle.

Then click on the Save button.

remove rest api link

Now if you check the page source code you won’t find the link.

rest api link removed

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