[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64837: Disable pings/trackbacks for local, development, and staging environments

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#64837: Disable pings/trackbacks for local, development, and staging environments
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 Reporter:  cagrimmett        |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Pings/Trackbacks  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by khushipatel15):

 Inlcude this code snippet in wp-includes/default-filters.php folder and
 perform unit test.
 <?php
 /**
  * Core environment-specific filters for pingbacks and trackbacks.
  *
  * @package WordPress
  * @subpackage Core
  * @since 6.6.0
  */

 /**
  * Conditionally disables outgoing pingbacks/trackbacks in non-production
 environments.
  *
  * Prevents the dispatch of pingbacks/trackbacks when the environment type
 is 'local',
  * 'development', or 'staging', unless overridden by a filter.
  *
  * @since 6.6.0
  *
  * @param bool $send Whether to send the pingback. Default true.
  * @return bool True to send, false to prevent sending.
  */
 function wp_disable_outgoing_pings_trackbacks_in_dev_envs( $send ) {
         $env_type = wp_get_environment_type();

         /**
          * Filters whether to prevent WordPress from disabling
 pings/trackbacks
          * in non-production environments.
          *
          * Returning `true` will allow pings and trackbacks to function
 normally
          * even when the environment type is 'local', 'development', or
 'staging'.
          * This filter can be used to re-enable pings/trackbacks if they
 are
          * intentionally needed in a development environment.
          *
          * @since 6.6.0
          *
          * @param bool   $override If `true`, the disablement logic is
 skipped. Default `false`.
          * @param string $env_type The current environment type (e.g.,
 'local', 'development', 'staging', 'production').
          */
         if ( apply_filters(
 'wp_override_disable_pings_trackbacks_in_dev_envs', false, $env_type ) ) {
                 return $send;
         }

         if ( in_array( $env_type, array( 'local', 'development', 'staging'
 ), true ) ) {
                 return false; // Prevent outgoing pingbacks.
         }

         return $send;
 }
 add_filter( 'pre_pingback_send',
 'wp_disable_outgoing_pings_trackbacks_in_dev_envs' );


 /**
  * Conditionally disables incoming pingbacks/trackbacks in non-production
 environments
  * by removing the 'pingback.ping' XML-RPC method.
  *
  * Prevents WordPress from processing incoming pingbacks/trackbacks when
 the
  * environment type is 'local', 'development', or 'staging', unless
 overridden by a filter.
  *
  * @since 6.6.0
  *
  * @param array<string, callable> $methods Associative array of XML-RPC
 methods.
  * @return array<string, callable> Modified associative array of XML-RPC
 methods.
  */
 function wp_disable_incoming_pings_trackbacks_in_dev_envs( $methods ) {
         $env_type = wp_get_environment_type();

         /** This filter is documented in
 wp_disable_outgoing_pings_trackbacks_in_dev_envs() */
         if ( apply_filters(
 'wp_override_disable_pings_trackbacks_in_dev_envs', false, $env_type ) ) {
                 return $methods;
         }

         if ( in_array( $env_type, array( 'local', 'development', 'staging'
 ), true ) ) {
                 // Remove the 'pingback.ping' method to disable incoming
 pingbacks.
                 if ( isset( $methods['pingback.ping'] ) ) {
                         unset( $methods['pingback.ping'] );
                 }
         }

         return $methods;
 }
 add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods',
 'wp_disable_incoming_pings_trackbacks_in_dev_envs' );

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