Disable Embeds
Don’t like the enhanced embeds in WordPress 4.4? Easily disable the feature using this plugin.
4.3(20 reviews)
·10K+ active installs·Updated 12 months agoAs of April 2026, Disable Embeds is a WordPress embed plugin with 10K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 20 reviews. It has been downloaded 274K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.4+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Downloads are up 8% this week. Top alternative: EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, Embed….
4.3/520 reviews
10K+active installs
274K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
What this plugin does:
- Prevents others from embedding your site.
- Prevents you from embedding other non-whitelisted sites.
- Disables all JavaScript related to the feature.
- Removes support for the WordPress embed block in the new block editor.
Just activate the plugin and you’re good to go.
Want embeds back again? Simply deactivate the plugin.
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Simple Solution to WordPress Embed Bloat
by TraceMyIP·9 months ago
Finally, a no-fuss plugin that does exactly what it promises! Disable Embeds by Pascal Birchler is perfect if you’re tired of WordPress’s automatic embed features slowing down your site. Just activate and boom – no more unwanted embeds cluttering your content or others embedding your posts without permission. Love how it removes all the JavaScript bloat too. The best part? It’s reversible – just deactivate when you need embeds back. Clean, lightweight, and effective!
thanks
by Jules Colle·4 years ago
just what i needed
Does what it says, has been reliable
by demetris (Demetris Kikizas)·5 years ago
An easy way to drop some weight if you don’t need the functionality that the plugin disables. For me this has been a “set and forget” plugin.
Does exactly what need
by Sergei Predvoditelev·6 years ago
Use this plugin several years. Work fine!
Simple and very useful!
by thdnunes·6 years ago
I like the approach of plugins like this. Simple and super useful.
Thank you!
Download Trends
Today: 143Yesterday: 289This week: 1KPeriod total: 37K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.4+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.5
90.4%
v1.4
6.5%
Other
3.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.5.0
- Updated against WordPress 5.7
1.4.0
- Updated against WordPress 5.0
1.3.0
- Updated against WordPress 4.6 Beta 2
- Removes a new embeds filter introduced in WordPress 4.5.3
1.2.0
- Updated against WordPress 4.4 Beta 3.
- Removes all embeds rewrite rules on plugin activation.
1.1.0
- Updated against WordPress 4.4 Beta 2.
1.0.0
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