Best disable embeds plugins for WordPress
The most popular disable embeds plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Featherweight leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Speed Up (200+) and GeniiPress Disable Embeds (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “Disable Embeds” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 disable embeds plugins
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FeatherweightThe most installed disable embeds plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 45 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.
Speed Up200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 3.
GeniiPress Disable EmbedsFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 3 plugins tagged “Disable Embeds”
Featherweight
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,102by jody nesbitt4 months ago
Speed up WordPress by disabling unused features — emojis, embeds, query strings, XML-RPC, RSS and more — for fewer requests and faster pages.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.1(45)
- Downloads
- 49/day
Speed Up
Down in the last 7 days:3#11,614by Simone Nigro3 months ago
Removes unused scripts (emoji, jquery-migrate, comment-reply) and cleans unnecessary metadata from the head.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 7/day
GeniiPress Disable Embeds
Down in the last 7 days:7,219#70,043by GeniiPress7 years ago
Disables the oEmbed feature from core, for a performance gain.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day