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Completely disable WordPress REST API
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wp-disable-rest.php
add_filter( 'rest_enabled', '_return_false' );
add_filter( 'rest_jsonp_enabled', '_return_false' );
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The rest_enabled filter hook is deprecated and doesn't work anymore since WP 4.7. So WP rest API will still be accessible with this gist in place.

Use the hook rest_authentication_errors to manage access to the api.

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