Gary Jones

Daisy Olsen

CharlesClarkson

This plugin will allow you to use the <code>[embed]</code> shortcode and plain text URLs to automatically embed videos and other oembed supported media into text widgets.
More information on oEmbed the <code>[embed]</code> shortcode and a list of supported sites can be found <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Embeds" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.
This plugin has no configuration screen or settings.

Text Widget oEmbed

Allows oEmbed and the [embed] shortcode to be used in sidebar text widgets.

Pascal Birchler

What this plugin does:
<ul>
<li>Prevents others from embedding your site.</li>
<li>Prevents you from embedding other non-whitelisted sites.</li>
<li>Disables all JavaScript related to the feature.</li>
<li>Removes support for the WordPress embed block in the new block editor.</li>
</ul>
Just activate the plugin and you’re good to go.
Want embeds back again? Simply deactivate the plugin.

Disable Embeds

Works exactly as advertised. Thank you.

That does it without any extra clutter added to the admin. Thanks :)

Perfect

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 what it says, has been reliable

thanks

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!

Simple Solution to WordPress Embed Bloat

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

Text Widget oEmbed vs Disable Embeds