Disables the default JSON outputted by the Events Calendar plugin.

the-events-calendar-disable-json.php

<?php
/**
 * The plugin bootstrap file
 *
 * This file is read by WordPress to generate the plugin information in the plugin
 * admin area. This file also includes all of the dependencies used by the plugin,
 * registers the activation and deactivation functions, and defines a function
 * that starts the plugin.
 *
 * @link              http://briannadeleasa.com
 * @since             0.0.1
 * @package           TEC_Disable_JSON
 *
 * @wordpress-plugin
 * Plugin Name:       The Events Calendar - Disable JSON
 * Plugin URI:        https://loudmouse.com
 * Description:       Disables the default JSON outputted by the Events Calendar plugin.
 * Version:           1.0.0
 * Author:            Brianna Deleasa
 * Author URI:        http://briannadeleasa.com
 * License:           GPL-2.0+
 * License URI:       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
 * Text Domain:       the-events-calendar-disable-json
 * Domain Path:       /languages
 */

// If this file is called directly, abort.
if ( ! defined( 'WPINC' ) ) {
    die;
}

/**
 * Disable JSON LD markup outputted by The Events Calendar.
 *
 * Our SEO manager says the markup isn't corrent and needs to be custom,
 * so we need to disable what's currently outputted so we can input a
 * custom code ourselves.
 */

add_filter( 'tribe_json_ld_markup', '__return_empty_string' );