swissspidy/disable-embeds

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


Keywords
embeds, oembed, wordpress, wordpress-plugin
License
GPL-2.0-or-later

Documentation

Disable Embeds

Contributors: swissspidy
Donate link: https://pascalbirchler.com
Tags: embed, embeds, oembed
Requires at least: 4.4
Tested up to: 4.6
Stable tag: trunk
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

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

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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Screenshots

Sorry, there are no screenshots for this plugin! Everything is done behind the scenes.

Changelog

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.

Upgrade Notice

1.3.0

Removes a new embeds filter that was added in WordPress 4.5.3

1.2.0 ###

Now removes all embeds rewrite rules on plugin activation.

1.1.0

Updated against WordPress 4.4 Beta 2.

1.0.0

Initial release.