Title: Remove RSS Subscribe
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Remove RSS Subscribe

 *  [chucksg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chucksg/)
 * (@chucksg)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rss-subscribe/)
 * I’m using Bold Life Theme. It’s working for what I need except for the RSS Subscribe,
   I would like to remove or move it. I have looked around at the settings but can’t
   find it. Is it possible to remove RSS Subscribe or is it just part of the theme?
   
   Thanks

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 *  [Doug Cone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nullvariable/)
 * (@nullvariable)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rss-subscribe/#post-4064450)
 * RSS is a built in feature of WordPress. If your theme is providing a link to 
   the RSS feed, you can edit the theme to remove the link. Some themes provide 
   widgets to display this type of information, so you may check around under Appearance
   > Widgets to see if there is anything there that might allow you to adjust that
   setting.
 * If you want to make the RSS feeds unaccessible by anyone at all (different than
   removing the display link) you can use a plugin like this one: [http://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-feeds/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-feeds/)
   which will remove the ability for anyone to access the feeds on your site.
 *  [julienne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/julienne/)
 * (@julienne)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rss-subscribe/#post-4064465)
 * I usually go to host and remove the rss file there.
 * I then go to the header and delete the folowing lines.
 * _<link rel=”alternate” type=”application/rss+xml” title=”Feed Title” href=”Feed
   Location” />_
 * The other link is to _atom,_ usually one on one line the the atom one below that.
 * If there are Icons in the theme index I remove those as well.
 * Thats what i do b**ut save your code in notepad** you take out so if all fail(
   it should’nt) then you can put it back just leave a big space where they will
   be missing till you save and preview. if all go ok then close the gap.
 * DO NOT TAKE OUT ANYTHING ELSE ONLY THOSE TWO LINES.
 * Good luck!
 *  [Doug Cone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nullvariable/)
 * (@nullvariable)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rss-subscribe/#post-4064492)
 * You **should not** remove the rss file from the WordPress install, it will only
   get replaced by the next upgrade and it could cause unforeseen issues with other
   themes, plugins or code.
 * You should remove the offending code via WordPress functions, using a plugin 
   like I linked to, and/or by editing your theme files (highly recommended that
   you use a child theme if your theme offers updates, more info here: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes](http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
 * If you make changes to core WordPress files, you will have to maintain those 
   changes when the next version of WordPress becomes available, or you will put
   off upgrading WordPress because you don’t want to lose your changes. Not upgrading
   WordPress is the number one reason that WordPress sites get hacked. Using a plugin
   to override the normal functionality will ensure that even when updates happen
   to WordPress, your desired modification will stay intact.

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 * Last reply from: [Doug Cone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nullvariable/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-rss-subscribe/#post-4064492)
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