Common settings for wp-config

wp-config.php

<?php

/**
 * common settings for wp-config
 */

// dont try to connect via ftp for updates
define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );

// force urls
define( 'WP_HOME', 'https://...' );
define( 'WP_SITEURL', 'https://...' );

// allow all updates
// @see https://wordpress.org/support/article/configuring-automatic-background-updates/#constant-to-configure-core-updates
define( 'WP_AUTO_UPDATE_CORE', true );
add_filter( 'auto_update_plugin', '__return_true' );
add_filter( 'auto_update_theme', '__return_true' );

// disable pingbacks
// @see https://marketingwithvladimir.com/3-methods-disable-xmlrpc-pingback-wordpress/
add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset( $methods['pingback.ping'] );
    return $methods;
} );
add_filter( 'wp_headers', function ( $headers ) {
    unset( $headers['X-Pingback'] );
    return $headers;
});