Stop admin-ajax?

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The first thing admin-ajax.php does is define DOING_AJAX. Then, it loads wp-load.php. It does some other stuff, and the first thing it comes across that you have control over is wp-config.php.

So if you want to stop all ajax, you can add to following to your wp-config.php file.

if( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) {
  wp_die( '0', 400 );
}

If you don’t have access to the wp-config file, or just want to do it via a plugin, you can do that too. No need to add it to a hook since if it’s a request that doing ajax, it’s already defined.

/**
 * Plugin Name: Stop Ajax
 */
if( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) {
  wp_die( '0', 400 );
}

There will be side effects if you’re using plugins or themes that require ajax, so be careful.

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