Title: feed_links
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: August 20, 2026
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# feed_links( array $args = array() )
## In this article
* [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#parameters)
* [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#source)
* [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#hooks)
* [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#related)
* [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#changelog)
* [User Contributed Notes](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#user-contributed-notes)
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Displays the links to the general feeds.
## [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#parameters)
`$args`arrayoptional
Optional arguments.
Default:`array()`
## [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#source)
```php
function feed_links( $args = array() ) {
if ( ! current_theme_supports( 'automatic-feed-links' ) ) {
return;
}
$defaults = array(
/* translators: Separator between site name and feed type in feed links. */
'separator' => _x( '»', 'feed link' ),
/* translators: 1: Site title, 2: Separator (raquo). */
'feedtitle' => __( '%1$s %2$s Feed' ),
/* translators: 1: Site title, 2: Separator (raquo). */
'comstitle' => __( '%1$s %2$s Comments Feed' ),
);
$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
/**
* Filters the feed links arguments.
*
* @since 6.7.0
*
* @param array $args An array of feed links arguments.
*/
$args = apply_filters( 'feed_links_args', $args );
/**
* Filters whether to display the posts feed link.
*
* @since 4.4.0
*
* @param bool $show Whether to display the posts feed link. Default true.
*/
if ( apply_filters( 'feed_links_show_posts_feed', true ) ) {
printf(
'' . "\n",
feed_content_type(),
esc_attr( sprintf( $args['feedtitle'], get_bloginfo( 'name' ), $args['separator'] ) ),
esc_url( get_feed_link() )
);
}
/**
* Filters whether to display the comments feed link.
*
* @since 4.4.0
*
* @param bool $show Whether to display the comments feed link. Default true.
*/
if ( apply_filters( 'feed_links_show_comments_feed', true ) ) {
printf(
'' . "\n",
feed_content_type(),
esc_attr( sprintf( $args['comstitle'], get_bloginfo( 'name' ), $args['separator'] ) ),
esc_url( get_feed_link( 'comments_' . get_default_feed() ) )
);
}
}
```
[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/general-template.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/7.1/src/wp-includes/general-template.php#L3455)
[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7.1/src/wp-includes/general-template.php#L3455-L3511)
## [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#hooks)
[apply_filters( ‘feed_links_args’, array $args )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/feed_links_args/)
Filters the feed links arguments.
[apply_filters( ‘feed_links_show_comments_feed’, bool $show )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/feed_links_show_comments_feed/)
Filters whether to display the comments feed link.
[apply_filters( ‘feed_links_show_posts_feed’, bool $show )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/feed_links_show_posts_feed/)
Filters whether to display the posts feed link.
## [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#related)
| Uses | Description |
| [get_feed_link()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_feed_link/)`wp-includes/link-template.php` |
Retrieves the permalink for the feed type.
|
| [feed_content_type()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_content_type/)`wp-includes/feed.php` |
Returns the content type for specified feed type.
|
| [get_default_feed()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_default_feed/)`wp-includes/feed.php` |
Retrieves the default feed.
|
| [current_theme_supports()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/current_theme_supports/)`wp-includes/theme.php` |
Checks a theme’s support for a given feature.
|
| [_x()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_x/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |
Retrieves translated string with gettext context.
|
| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |
Retrieves the translation of $text.
|
| [esc_attr()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_attr/)`wp-includes/formatting.php` |
Escaping for HTML attributes.
|
| [esc_url()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/esc_url/)`wp-includes/formatting.php` |
Checks and cleans a URL.
|
| [get_bloginfo()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_bloginfo/)`wp-includes/general-template.php` |
Retrieves information about the current site.
|
| [wp_parse_args()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_parse_args/)`wp-includes/functions.php` |
Merges user defined arguments into defaults array.
|
| [apply_filters()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/apply_filters/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` |
Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.
|
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## [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#changelog)
| Version | Description |
| [2.8.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/2.8.0/) | Introduced. |
## [User Contributed Notes](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#user-contributed-notes)
1. [Skip to note 2 content](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/?output_format=md#comment-content-7636)
2. [Pilar Mera](https://profiles.wordpress.org/decrecementofeliz/) [ 2 days ago ](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/feed_links/#comment-7636)
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4. **Remove the feed links (RSS autodiscovery) from the head**
5. ```php
// Remove the links to the "last posts" and "last comments" feeds
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'feed_links', 2 );
// Remove the links to the single posts comments, custom post types, taxonomies, authors and searchs feeds
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'feed_links_extra', 3 );
// Remove each feed link independently:
add_filter( 'feed_links_show_posts_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_show_comments_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_extra_show_post_comments_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_extra_show_post_type_archive_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_extra_show_tag_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_extra_show_category_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_extra_show_tax_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_extra_show_author_feed', '__return_false' );
add_filter( 'feed_links_extra_show_search_feed', '__return_false' );
```
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