README

WP Baseline is a Composer package that provides baseline functionality for WordPress. Some of the functionality includes:

• Cleanup of unnecessary WordPress features
• Enhanced security measures
• SVG upload support with sanitization
• Cleanup of the admin dashboard
• Duplicate post/page functionality

Requirements

• PHP >= 8
• WordPress >= 6

Installation & Usage

This library is meant to be dropped into a theme or plugin via composer.

1. In your WordPress project directory, run: composer require builtnorth/wp-baseline.
2. In your main plugin file or theme's functions.php, add:

if (class_exists('BuiltNorth\WPBaseline\App')) {
    $baseline = BuiltNorth\WPBaseline\App::instance();
    $baseline->boot();
}

Features

Disable Comments

Comments remain enabled by default. To disable them, set this filter to return true:

add_filter('wpbaseline_disable_comments', '__return_true');

When comments are disabled, WP Baseline comprehensively removes all comment functionality:

Backend Changes:

• Removes comment support from all post types
• Closes comments on all existing posts
• Removes Comments menu from admin
• Removes Discussion settings page
• Removes comment widgets from dashboard
• Redirects comment admin pages to dashboard
• Removes comment link from admin bar
• Disables comment REST API endpoints
• Disables block editor notes (prevents /wp/v2/comments?type=note requests when the REST route is removed)

Frontend Changes:

• Disables comment feeds
• Removes Recent Comments widget
• Dequeues comment reply scripts
• Removes discussion panel from block editor

Block Editor:

• Removes all comment-related blocks including:
  • Comment templates and content
  • Comment forms and reply links
  • Comment pagination
  • Latest comments
  • Post comment counts and links

Howdy Text

By default the "Howdy" text is removed from the admin bar. You can customize this and add your own text using the following filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_howdy_text', function ($text) {
    return 'Hey,';
});

Admin Bar

By default the WP logo, search, and updates nodes are removed from the admin bar. They can be re-enabled using the following filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_clean_admin_bar', '__return_false');

Dashboard Widgets

Most core dashboard widgets are removed. They can be re-enabled using the following filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_remove_dashboard_widgets', '__return_false');

Emojis

Emojis are disabled. They can be re-enabled using the following filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_disable_emojis', '__return_false');

Auto Update Emails

Auto update emails are disabled. Additionally, the from name in the email is customized based on the site name. This functionality can be reverted back to the default by using the filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_disable_update_emails', '__return_false');

Asset Version Numbering

Wordpress adds a version query argument to all enqueued assets by default. This exposes the version number, which can be a security risk. WP Baseline replaces the version number with filemtime of the theme's style.css file by default with a fallback to date('Ymd'). However, you can set a custom version by defining a constant in your theme or plugin:

define('YOUR_THEME_VERSION', '1.2.9');
add_filter('wpbaseline_asset_version_constant', function () {
    return 'YOUR_THEME_VERSION';
});

Security Headers

WP Baseline implements security headers by default for enhanced security. These include:

• Content Security Policy (CSP)
• X-Content-Type-Options
• X-Frame-Options
• And more...

To disable all security headers:

add_filter('wpbaseline_enable_security_headers', '__return_false');

To modify specific headers or CSP rules, use these filters:

// Modify security headers
add_filter('wpbaseline_security_headers', function($headers) {
    // Customize headers
    $headers['X-Frame-Options'] = 'DENY';
    return $headers;
});

Login Security

The following items have been added to enhance login security:

• Prevent username login
• Returnsa generic login error message
• Disable autocomplete for login fields

To disable login security enhancements, use the following filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_login_security', '__return_false');

REST API User Endpoints

REST API user endpoints are restricted to users with the list_users capability by default. To disable this restriction and make the user endpoint publicly accessible again use this filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_disable_user_rest_endpoints', '__return_false');

XMLRPC

XMLRPC is disabled by default. To re-enable it, use the following filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_disable_xmlrpc', '__return_false');

SVG Support

Adds support for SVG uploads. SVGs are automatically sanitized upon upload using the enshrined/svg-sanitize library for security to remove potentially malicious content.

To disable SVG support, use the following filter:

add_filter('wpbaseline_enable_svg_uploads', '__return_false');

Additional MIME Types

Support for JSON and Lottie file uploads is available but disabled by default for security.

To enable JSON uploads:

add_filter('wpbaseline_enable_json_uploads', '__return_true');

To enable JSON sanitization (optional, off by default):

add_filter('wpbaseline_sanitize_json_uploads', '__return_true');

To enable Lottie uploads:

add_filter('wpbaseline_enable_lottie_uploads', '__return_true');

To disable Lottie validation:

add_filter('wpbaseline_validate_lottie_uploads', '__return_false');

To customize Lottie file size limit (default: 10MB):

add_filter('wpbaseline_lottie_max_file_size', function() {
    return 5 * 1024 * 1024; // 5MB
});

Duplicate Post

Adds a "Duplicate" action to post and page row actions, allowing users to quickly create copies of existing content. Duplicated posts are created as drafts and include all content, meta fields, and taxonomies.

The feature is enabled by default for all post types. To customize or disable:

// Disable duplicate post functionality entirely
add_filter('wp_baseline_duplicate_post_config', function($config) {
    $config['enabled'] = false;
    return $config;
});

// Limit to specific post types
add_filter('wp_baseline_duplicate_post_config', function($config) {
    $config['post_types'] = ['post', 'page', 'product'];
    return $config;
});

// Disable for specific post types
add_filter('wp_baseline_duplicate_post_config', function($config) {
    // Get all public post types
    $post_types = get_post_types(['public' => true]);
    // Remove the ones you don't want
    unset($post_types['attachment']);
    $config['post_types'] = array_keys($post_types);
    return $config;
});

When a post is duplicated:

• The new post is created as a draft with "(Copy)" appended to the title
• All custom fields and meta data are copied
• All taxonomies (categories, tags, etc.) are preserved
• The user stays on the posts list with a success message
• A link to edit the duplicate is provided in the success notice

Disclaimer

This software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software.

Use of this library is at your own risk. The authors and contributors of this project are not responsible for any damage to your website or any loss of data that may result from the use of this library.

While we strive to keep this library up-to-date and secure, we make no guarantees about its performance, reliability, or suitability for any particular purpose. Users are advised to thoroughly test the library in a safe environment before deploying it to a live site.

By using this library, you acknowledge that you have read this disclaimer and agree to its terms.