How to remove “Blaze” option from page/post

The official line seems to be you cannot, which is a pain as clients are confused.

However on reddit I found that there is a filter to remove it:

add_filter( 'jetpack_blaze_enabled', '__return_false' );

which seems to do the trick. Add the line at the end of your functions.php child theme file.

If on a multisite network pop the code into a new plugin e.g. disable-jetpack-blaze.php and place it in the /mu-plugins for instant satisfaction

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Jetpack Blaze Disable
 * Plugin URI: https://example.com/
 * Description: Disables the Jetpack Blaze module.
 * Version: 1.0.0
 * Author: Your Name
 * Author URI: https://example.com/
 * License: GPL2
 */

add_filter( 'jetpack_blaze_enabled', '__return_false' );

This code does two things: it creates a new WordPress plugin and adds the filter to disable the Jetpack Blaze module.

• Save the file.
• Upload the file to the “mu-plugins” folder on your WordPress site. The “mu-plugins” folder is typically located in “wp-content/mu-plugins”. If the folder does not exist, you can create it.
• Once the file is uploaded, the filter will be activated and the Jetpack Blaze module will be disabled.

Hi there,

As mentioned above, there is a filter you can use to disable Blaze. This is documented on our site here:

https://developer.jetpack.com/hooks/jetpack_blaze_enabled

add_filter( 'jetpack_blaze_enabled', '__return_false' );

This code snippet can be added into your theme’s functions.php file or added with a functionality plugin like Code Snippets.

Hope that helps!

Except that I manage numerous websites and the last thing I want to do is have to modify each one for something that should be included with an easy on/off toggle in the Jetpack dashboard. Perhaps this will be in a future update?

Hey @ronthewebguy – thanks a lot for reaching out again and for sharing your feedback.

From what I read in your request, it sounds like the most efficient way to create a request here.

Our dedicated team will look at that and reply with questions or feedback if needed.

Hope that helps! Please let me know if you have any further questions or doubts, and we’re happy to assist you.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Animesh Gaurav (a11n). Reason: Changed the link address

Hi Ron,

Did you create a request as suggested for a toggle on/off? Many of us manage multiple sites and would support this solution.

Thanks!

@mburtoncgi – I didn’t submit a request for this. Sorry. Please free to do such.

@ronthewebguy Thanks! When I get the chance, I will.

Thanks for the snippet larus-argentatus!

I asked in the comment section of their PR release for this why it could not be disabled and they removed my question.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by stellathirteen.

I only manage two small sites, but having to manually add code to disable Blaze is an inconvenience. Can someone comment on the status of @ronthewebguy ‘s request for a toggle?

Hey there,

I’m writing to report that the Blaze option in the post dashboard is causing a massive issue since it apparently breaks the title row’s space down to a few letters. Same goes for the ID row.

While this specific issue has happened before, I was able to solve it by opting out some other display options in the past. Now however, this step isn’t working anymore and the issue occurred specifically with Blaze showing up in the options below the post titles (where “quick edit” option etc. is also displayed).

I know for a fact that “edit with Blaze” option wasn’t displayed there before, so I would be grateful if you’d offer some help or solved this problem by making the feature optional. It’s a major inconvenience while using the post dashboard

It appears the enhancement is in progress, though not launched yet.

Hi, yes we still need this. Its confusing my site users. Not happy with Jetpack forcing their advertising network to be on by default, and especially expecting users to add filters to turn it off, when they could just have a switch! Added an issue on github https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack/issues/34133

Hi all,

We have added an option to turn off Jetpack Blaze in the plugin settings.

If you’d like to disable the Blaze feature, go to Jetpack > Settings, and either search for “Blaze” or the Traffic tab. You will be able to turn off the Blaze feature there.

Best

Hi,

I’m not seeing a Settings option in Jetpack. My only options are Activity Log, Backup, Search, Akismet Anti-spam.

Is the ability to turn off Jetpack Blaze not available to Blogger accounts? Blogger accounts don’t have access to plugins.

I checked the Settings section on the Dashboard just in case it was in there; but didn’t see the option there either.

Thanks in advance!