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Features

Wire arrives with its optional features already on. One field, Disabled features, lists the ones you want switched off. Every value you list is turned off for the whole site — the scripts and styles behind it are not even loaded — and anything you leave out stays on.

Clearing the field is safe: it gives you the full theme, not a stripped one.

Setup Instructions#

  1. Go to ⛭ Settings → Design
  2. Click Customize
  3. Open the Theme tab
  4. Find the Disabled features field
  5. Add or remove values, separated by commas
  6. Click Save

Default Value#

A fresh install switches off three things: both advertising slots, which need an AdSense account anyway, and the single-author byline, so post cards credit their authors.

header-ad, in-article-ad, single-author

Available Features#

Every value below names a feature you can turn off by listing it.

FeatureWhat you switch off by listing it
lightboxOpening images inside a post or page in a fullscreen overlay when a reader clicks them
paginationThe Load more button under a list of posts. Without it, readers get the Newer / Older page arrows instead
toggle-dark-modeThe light / dark switch in the header (see Dark Mode)
tocThe table of contents on every post. Individual posts tagged #toc still get one (see Post Features)
scroll-progressThe progress ring in the table of contents, and the scroll-to-top button ringed by reading progress elsewhere
floating-subscribeThe small subscribe panel that slides in once a visitor is about 40% down the page
drop-capsThe enlarged first letter on the opening paragraph of every post and page. Individual posts tagged #drop-cap still get one
cursorThe theme's own mouse cursor, and the hover labels that name a card as a paid, featured, video or audio post
single-authorThe one-person byline rule. Listed by default, so post cards show their author. Remove it and the byline disappears from cards
header-adThe advertising slot above the header (see Advertising)
in-article-adThe advertising slot between the post header and the post body (see Advertising)

Removing header-ad and in-article-ad from this field is not enough on its own. Both slots also need your AdSense publisher ID, which is a separate setting — see Advertising.

Usage Examples#

Default#

Everything on except the two ad slots and the single-author byline:

header-ad, in-article-ad, single-author

One-person publication#

Drops the repeated byline from post cards. Everything else stays on:

header-ad, in-article-ad

Quiet reading#

Keeps the reading features, removes the moving parts:

header-ad, in-article-ad, single-author, cursor, scroll-progress, floating-subscribe

With advertising#

Both slots on, which also needs a publisher ID:

single-author

Minimal#

Nothing optional at all:

lightbox, pagination, toggle-dark-mode, toc, scroll-progress, floating-subscribe, drop-caps, cursor, single-author, header-ad, in-article-ad

Everything on#

Clear the field. Ads still need a publisher ID before they appear.

Notes#

  • Order does not matter, and spaces around the commas are optional.
  • Write the values exactly as they appear in the table. A value the theme does not recognize is ignored, so a typo silently leaves that feature on.
  • Two features have a per-post alternative that survives being switched off site-wide: tag a post #toc for a table of contents, or #drop-cap for a drop cap. See Post Features.
  • Changes apply as soon as you save. Reload the site to see them.