How to Remove the RSD Meta Tag in WordPress

WordPress adds a small line of code called the RSD meta tag to the header of every page. This tag is used for remote publishing tools—but most modern sites don’t need it. If you’re not using those tools, the JetHost Total Care remove RSD meta tag feature helps you clean up your site’s header and remove one more unused element.

Why You Might Want to Remove the RSD Meta Tag

The RSD tag isn’t harmful, but if you’re not using tools like Windows Live Writer or remote XML-RPC publishing, it’s unnecessary. Removing it won’t break anything and it reduces clutter in your site’s source code.

Reasons to remove the RSD meta tag:

You aren’t using remote publishing tools
You want to reduce exposed metadata
You’re cleaning up your site’s HTML output for performance or security reasons

JetHost Total Care lets you remove it directly from your WordPress dashboard.

What Is the RSD Meta Tag in WordPress?

RSD stands for Really Simple Discovery. It’s a protocol that allows third-party tools to find out how to connect to your site’s remote services – specifically through the XML-RPC endpoint.

The tag looks like this in your page source:

<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://yoursite.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />

If you’re not using remote posting tools, this tag serves no purpose.

How to Remove the RSD Tag with JetHost Total Care

To control autosave using JetHost Total Care:

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Open the JetHost Total Care section from the sidebar.
3. In the tab Security, look for the setting labeled Remove Really Simple Discovery (RSD) meta tag.
4. Toggle the switch to turn it on.

JetHost Total Care Remove Really Simple Discovery (RSD) meta tag

JetHost Total Care saves the change automatically when you toggle the setting.

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What Happens After You Turn It Off

WordPress will stop adding the RSD tag to the source code of your pages. Visitors and bots will no longer see it in the header. This doesn’t affect any core functionality or plugin behavior unless you specifically rely on remote publishing.

JetHost Experts Tip

If you’ve never used XML-RPC or remote posting tools, you don’t need the RSD tag. Removing it is a small but smart step toward a cleaner and less exposed website.

Need More Help?

The JetHost Total Care remove RSD meta tag setting is one of those quiet improvements that makes your site a bit leaner and a bit safer without affecting your workflow. Check out more WordPress security tutorials to keep your site clean, stable, and under control.