When you publish a post in WordPress, it will automatically create a few sets of archive pages – the Category, Tag, Author and Date archive. If you have no specific use for these archives, it is best to disable them to prevent WordPress from generating a bunch of useless URLs for your site.
Note: activating these modules only prevent the archive pages from showing up in the site’s frontend. They do not remove the features from the WordPress Admin Dashboard
Disable Archive Pages
In the Admin Optimizer Modules page, navigate to the Disable Features section.
Disable Category archive page
To disable the Category archive pages from showing up on your site, click to enable the Disable Category Archive Page module. Press Save Changes to save the changes.
Disable Tag archive page
To disable the Tag archive pages from showing up on your site, click to enable the Disable Tag Archive Page module. Press Save Changes to save the changes.
Disable Author archive page
To disable the Author archive pages from showing up on your site, click to enable the Disable Author Archive Page module. Press Save Changes to save the changes.
Disable Date archive page
To disable the Date archive pages from showing up on your site, click to enable the Disable Date Archive Page module. Press Save Changes to save the changes.
Check the Modules in Action
To verify that the modules are activated and working, on your site’s frontend, load the respective archive URL in the browser. It will be similar to these:
- Category: https://your-url.com/category/some-category
- Tag: https://your-url.com/tag/some-tag
- Author: https://your-url.com/author/author-name
- Date: https://your-url.com/2025/09
If the modules are working, you should see a 404 (Not Found) page instead of the archive content.