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Hello @mohammadnrhi,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support.

1. Rank Math does not require jQuery for its core functionality to work properly.
2. You can use the following filter to disable our plugin’s comments: https://rankmath.com/kb/filters-hooks-api-developer/#remove-plugin-credit-notice

Here is how to add a filter to your site: https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

Hope that helps and please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

Hello @mohammadnrhi,

1. Rank Math requires the WordPress REST API to function properly, especially on the backend. 

2. Unfortunately, this isn’t possible as the sitemap path needs to be in public view for the search engine to read it.

However, if you want, you can change the base of the sitemap URL using the following filter in your active theme’s functions.php file:
https://rankmath.com/kb/filters-hooks-api-developer/#change-sitemap-base

You can set it up like this:

add_filter( 'rank_math/sitemap/base_url', function( $base ){ return 'custom-base/';}, 10, 1 );

You can create a custom base with a random or cryptic name or any name you want so your users won’t be able to guess it.

Here is a guide you can follow to add the filter:
https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

After doing so, please submit the sitemap again to your Google Search Console.

Hope that helps.

Hello @mohammadnrhi,

1. If you open REST API only for admins, your editor and other user roles won’t be able to make changes or save the metadata in our plugin’s meta box.
2. Our API routes use the following path: /wp-json/rankmath/v1/. You can check with your host if it is possible to only allow this path.
3. It isn’t possible to remove or change the stylesheet URL of the sitemap.

Please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.

Hello @mohammadnrhi,

1. If you only have a single admin account you can keep the REST API routes only whitelisted for that user.
2. N/A
3. Yes, you can remove the credits using the following filter: https://rankmath.com/kb/filters-hooks-api-developer/#sitemap-credit

Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any other questions.

Hello @mohammadnrhi,
 
The filter will only remove our plugin’s credits from the sitemap, not the “Learn more about XML sitemaps” text. There is no filter to remove that text from the sitemap.
 
Please do not hesitate to let us know if you need our assistance with anything else.