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Performance

Open Breakdance > Settings > Performance, select optional resources to remove, and click Save Changes. Clear page/CDN caches to apply the result.

Removal Effect
Gutenberg Blocks CSS Remove front-end block styles; retain if content depends on them.
XML-RPC Pingbacks Disable pingbacks and related metadata, not all XML-RPC.
WP Emoji Remove emoji scripts/styles; native emoji remain.
Dashicons Remove the admin icon font for logged-out visitors; plugins may depend on it.
OEmbed Remove automatic URL-embed discovery/runtime.
RSD Links Remove Really Simple Discovery publishing metadata.
WLW Link Remove the Windows Live Writer manifest link.
REST API Remove discovery metadata, without disabling the API.
WP Generator Remove the generator meta tag.
Remove Shortlink Remove the head shortlink tag.
Relational Links Remove adjacent-post head links.
RSS Feed Remove discovery links; feeds remain available.
Performance screen showing resource removal options
Performance screen showing resource removal options

If content loses styles, icons, or embeds, restore the corresponding resource and clear caches.