Title: Disable Embeds Author: Pascal Birchler Published: October 23, 2015 Last modified: April 8, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-embeds/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1271646) ![](https://ps.w.org/disable-embeds/assets/icon.svg?rev=1271646) # Disable Embeds By [Pascal Birchler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-embeds.1.5.0.zip) * [Details](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/#description) * [Reviews](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/#installation) * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/) ## Description 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. ## Installation ### Manual Installation 1. Upload the entire `/disable-embeds` directory to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 2. Activate Disable Embeds through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. ## FAQ ### Is it really that easy? Yes. ### What about previous embeds? Since WordPress caches all embed codes, previous embeds from other sites will still work. However, your own site’s embeds won’t work at all when using this plugin. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cc2a9cd5e4097876802a40afc3f0865a84fa3c9d2c2caa6c789218fe9ae52b2f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple Solution to WordPress Embed Bloat](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-solution-to-wordpress-embed-bloat/)󠁿 [TraceMyIP](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tracemyip/) June 9, 2025 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! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b87644f25200be1605031513a75b9cd31cba292159b9942c7d5bec55b37b8f9c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[thanks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thanks-2138/)󠁿 [Jules Colle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jules-colle/) August 31, 2021 just what i needed ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3be3ebaa8826518795259b7586d7dd22c2a5c10f883c6d48d28abb5e5293ff3b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does what it says, has been reliable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-it-says-has-been-reliable/)󠁿 [demetris (Demetris Kikizas)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/demetris/) July 2, 2020 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. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5683ad8fb4febc5c3f50d44373c24e1705e098db0cd092c1de9110d565de7289? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does exactly what need](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-exactly-what-need/)󠁿 [Sergei Predvoditelev](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vjik/) August 12, 2019 Use this plugin several years. Work fine! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b01bc49cdee0fe9b3cbeb8af9bb79b58bd4e73cc4b34378d2bb438f8b38935fe? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and very useful!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-very-useful-34/)󠁿 [thdnunes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thdnunes/) July 14, 2019 I like the approach of plugins like this. Simple and super useful. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4802b169c4ba26f7ae24b7423ec98c838625607ad061945f149f5074454b5cbf? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesn’t work after WP 4.4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-after-wp-4-4/)󠁿 [webnetaust](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webnetaust/) February 12, 2019 1 reply pointless updating if it doesn’t work after WP 4.4. [ Read all 20 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Disable Embeds” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Pascal Birchler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/) [Translate “Disable Embeds” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-embeds) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-embeds/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-embeds/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-embeds/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-embeds/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## 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 * Initial release. ## Meta * Version **1.5.0** * Last updated **12 months ago** * Active installations **10,000+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.8.5** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/) * Tags * [embed](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/embed/)[Embeds](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/embeds/) [oembed](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/oembed/) * [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/disable-embeds/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 16 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 3 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Pascal Birchler ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-embeds/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://pascalbirchler.com)