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Kntnt ASE Call-Home Controls

Disable ASE diagnostic telemetry while preserving license and update communication.

by Kntnt · github.com/kntnt/kntnt-ase-call-home-controls · website

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Install

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/kntnt/kntnt-ase-call-home-controls/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
Readme github.com/kntnt/kntnt-ase-call-home-controls ↗

Kntnt ASE Call-Home Controls is a lightweight WordPress plugin that disables diagnostic and usage tracking for Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE). It uses ASE’s module-specific Freemius permission filter to remove diagnostic fields from synchronization requests while keeping essential license and update communication available.

How it works

The plugin returns false from fs_is_diagnostic_tracking_allowed_admin-site-enhancements. There is no settings screen. It does not block all ASE requests or change permissions for other Freemius plugins.

Requires an ASE version using this Freemius filter. Without that integration, the filter has no effect.

Installation

Requires WordPress and PHP 8.0 or later, plus the plugin-specific dependencies described above.

As a must-use (MU) plugin

  1. Download this repository using Code → Download ZIP and extract it.
  2. Connect to your site using SFTP, SSH, or your hosting file manager.
  3. Create wp-content/mu-plugins/ if it does not exist.
  4. Copy kntnt-ase-call-home-controls.php directly into that directory. WordPress does not automatically load PHP files inside MU-plugin subdirectories.
  5. The plugin loads automatically without activation and appears under Plugins → Must-Use.

As a regular WordPress plugin

If you prefer a regular plugin or do not have access to the MU-plugin directory, you can install this plugin normally:

  1. Download the repository ZIP using Code → Download ZIP.
  2. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin.
  3. Select the ZIP, click Install Now, and then Activate Plugin.

You need permission to install plugins. Install only one copy: remove the MU copy before activating a regular copy, or deactivate and remove the regular copy before installing it as MU.

Updates and removal

This repository does not include an automatic updater. To update an MU installation, replace its PHP file. For a regular installation, upload the new ZIP and use WordPress’s replacement option. To remove an MU installation, delete its PHP file; for a regular installation, deactivate and delete it in Plugins. Follow any plugin-specific setup or removal steps above.

License

Copyright (C) 2026 Kntnt.

Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any later version (GPL-2.0-or-later). See LICENSE for the full GPL v2 text.