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SmartUpWorld Feed & Author Control

Take back control of your WordPress RSS feeds and author archives. Disable, redirect, or noindex — all from one settings screen.

Version 1.0.0 Free Download from WordPress.org

What Is SmartUpWorld Feed & Author Control?

A lightweight WordPress plugin that gives site owners granular control over RSS feeds and author archive pages — two areas WordPress exposes by default that can cause content scraping, duplicate content penalties, and privacy issues. No coding required.

Key Features

  • Selectively disable RDF, RSS, RSS2, Atom, and comment feeds
  • 301 redirect all disabled feeds to the homepage automatically
  • Disable author archives or add noindex, follow meta tag
  • Real-time status dashboard — see what's on or off at a glance
  • One-click configuration — no code, no file editing
  • Zero external requests — no API keys, no accounts

Installation

  1. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin in your WordPress admin, select the ZIP file, and click Install Now. Or search for SmartUpWorld Feed Control in the plugin directory.
  2. Click Activate Plugin.
  3. Go to Settings → Feed Control to open the configuration screen.
  4. Toggle the feeds and author archive settings you want to disable, then click Save Changes. Changes take effect immediately.

Feed Control

WordPress generates five distinct feed URLs by default. The plugin gives you an individual toggle for each one. Disabling a feed removes the content entirely and issues a 301 redirect to your homepage.

RDF Feed

The original RSS 1.0 format. Rarely used by modern aggregators but still generated by WordPress. Safe to disable on almost all sites.

RSS Feed

The legacy RSS 0.92 feed. Superseded by RSS2 and Atom for most purposes. Disable to reduce surface area without affecting modern subscribers.

RSS2 Feed

The main WordPress feed — the one linked in the browser address bar and most commonly used by feed readers. Disable this if you want to stop content syndication entirely. Note: disabling RSS2 will break existing feed reader subscriptions.

Atom Feed

The Atom 1.0 feed, used by some aggregators and Google services. Disable alongside RSS2 for complete feed suppression.

Comments Feed

A feed of all comments across the site. Rarely subscribed to and frequently targeted by scrapers. Safe to disable on most sites.

Author Archive Control

Every WordPress user with published posts gets a public author archive at /author/username/ by default. On single-author sites these pages duplicate content from the main blog index. On multi-author sites they may expose usernames to enumeration attacks.

Disable Author Archives

Issues a 301 redirect to the homepage for every author archive URL. Use this on single-author sites where the author archive is just a duplicate of the blog index.

Add Noindex to Author Archives

Keeps author archives accessible but adds a <meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow"> tag to every author archive page. Google will follow links on the page but will not index the page itself. Use this when you want author pages for navigation but not in search results.

Why Disable Feeds?

  • Content scraping — feed URLs make it trivial for scrapers to copy your full post content automatically. Disabling feeds removes the easiest entry point.
  • Duplicate content — search engines can index both your post pages and your feed content, creating duplicate signals that dilute ranking strength.
  • Server load — feed endpoints are polled repeatedly by bots and aggregators. Disabling unused feeds reduces unnecessary server requests.
  • Security surface — every publicly accessible endpoint is a potential target. Removing unused ones reduces attack surface.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will disabling my RSS feed break anything important?

Disabling RSS2 will stop existing feed reader subscribers from receiving new posts. If you use email newsletters through a service like Mailchimp that reads your feed, check your setup before disabling.

What happens to the old feed URL after I disable it?

The plugin issues a 301 permanent redirect from the disabled feed URL to your homepage. Anyone visiting the feed URL is redirected cleanly with no 404 error.

Does disabling feeds affect my SEO?

Disabling feeds typically has a neutral or positive effect. It removes duplicate content that search engines might otherwise index, and the 301 redirects preserve any link equity pointing at the feed URLs.

Should I disable author archives or just noindex them?

On a single-author site, disabling entirely is usually the right call. On a multi-author site, noindexing keeps the pages accessible for readers while keeping them out of search results.

What happens if I deactivate the plugin?

All WordPress feeds and author archives are restored to their default state the moment the plugin is deactivated. No residual settings remain active.

Changelog

1.0.0
  • Initial release.
  • Individual toggle controls for RDF, RSS, RSS2, Atom, and comment feeds.
  • 301 redirect to homepage for all disabled feed types.
  • Author archive disable with 301 redirect.
  • Noindex, follow option for author archives.
  • Real-time status dashboard in the settings screen.