Wordpress footprint

[retired_member36]

Does anyone know if its possible to clean up a wordpress footprint.

Basically is there a plugin or another way around outputting the following in my source code.

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://www.xxxxxxxxx.uk/wp-content/themes/mytheme/style.css" media="screen" />

Thanks

 

[murph]

Could you use .htaccess to rewrite the CSS url?

 

[tifosi]

Could you use .htaccess to rewrite the CSS url?

Problem is that this is code that WP core uses to output the css file name. It takes it from the get_template_directory_uri() and if a child theme the get_stylesheet_directory_uri() functions.

Without trawling through the spaghetti code that is WP core it is probably called as a function when the wp_head action is called during the front-end initialization.

Difficult to say how easy it would be to do. Potentially possible. Have a look at these:

http://benword.com/how-to-hide-that-youre-using-wordpress/
http://joshbetz.com/2012/04/roots-hide-wp/

 

[Admin]

Try this:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bulletproof-security/

It's a security app but modifies the headers to remove the default WP code that shouts to the world its a WP site, also changes some of the defaults for access and folders I think.

• WordPress database errors turned off - Verification and function insurance
• WordPress version is not displayed / not shown - WordPress version is removed
• WP Generator Meta Tag filtered - not displayed / not shown
• WP DB default admin username / account check

To optimise space, use the "cleanup" plugin, that will zap anything left over in the DB from deleted posts.

Actually I just found a site that seems to have what you are looking for:
http://benword.com/how-to-hide-that-youre-using-wordpress/

Hope it helps.

Admin

 

[retired_member36]

Thanks for the replies, going to crack on later today to make some changes.

 

[tifosi]

That's essentially what these do I think, plus add some extra internal rewrite rules. I've done the same in the past for the icodes for wordpress plugin to make it see the /merchant/ url.

I might have a look at the links I added later in the week to see if they can be tidied up. Seems a pretty useful thing to use. WP is a bloody mess at times - throws in the kitchen sink for each page load when a proper cms based on MVC would only load what's needed.