by Pascal Birchler 4.2 (20 reviews)

Disable Embeds

Name: Disable Embeds
Rating: 4.2 (20 reviews)
Author: Pascal Birchler

Don’t like the enhanced embeds in WordPress 4.4? Easily disable the feature using this plugin.

Disable Embeds ranks #1,760 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #82 of 3,311 in the Social & Sharing category, a 4.2/5 rating from 20 reviews, and was last updated Aug 19, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 19 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 10 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#82 of 3,311 in Social & Sharing Top 5% by installs Downloads +5.1% this week Actively maintained

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#1,760

-1 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-37%

KW Avg Position

23.7

0.7 worse

Downloads

273.2K

+73 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (20 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 57.7%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Aug 19, 2026
Requires WP: 4.4+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Pascal Birchler

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 20
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

Embeds embed oembed

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners who dislike the enhanced oEmbed feature introduced in WordPress 4.4. It disables embedding of your site by others, disables embedding of non-whitelisted sites by you, and removes related JavaScript and the block editor embed block.