Disable Embeds in WordPress with JetHost Total Care

WordPress includes a feature that automatically allows other sites to embed your posts and vice versa using oEmbed. While that sounds convenient, it adds scripts and endpoints that many sites don’t actually use. With the JetHost Total Care disable embeds setting, you can turn off this feature completely and reduce unnecessary background activity.

Why You Might Want to Disable WordPress Embeds

The embed system loads extra JavaScript and creates a special endpoint (/wp-json/oembed/) that lets other sites fetch your content. If you don’t rely on this feature, it just creates overhead and opens small security and privacy concerns.

Disabling embeds helps you:

Reduce HTTP requests and frontend script loading
Clean up your site’s source code
Prevent other websites from embedding your content
Eliminate the oEmbed REST endpoint

JetHost Total Care gives you a way to disable this feature without writing functions or using additional plugins.

How to Disable Embeds with JetHost Total Care

Embeds allow you to paste a URL into a post or page, and WordPress automatically converts it into rich content. For example, linking to a YouTube video turns it into an embedded video player. WordPress also lets other sites embed your content using the oEmbed system.

If you’re not embedding external media or don’t want your posts displayed on other sites, this feature is unnecessary.

How to Remove the RSD Tag with JetHost Total Care

To control autosave using JetHost Total Care:

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Open the JetHost Total Care section from the sidebar.
3. In the tab Security, look for the setting labeled Disable embeds.
4. Toggle the switch to turn the feature off.

JetHost Total Care saves the change automatically when you toggle the setting.

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What Happens After You Turn It Off

Once you disable embeds, WordPress will no longer load the related JavaScript or respond to oEmbed requests. You’ll still be able to embed content manually using iframe or shortcode if needed, but automatic embed behavior will stop.

This won’t affect embeds already saved in your content. They’ll continue to work unless they rely on oEmbed-specific behavior.

JetHost Experts Tip

If you run a business website, a portfolio, or anything without heavy media sharing, turning off embeds is a clean way to reduce code bloat and block unwanted content requests.

Need More Help?

The JetHost Total Care disable embeds feature helps you stay in control of what loads and what gets shared. If you’re not using oEmbed, there’s no reason to keep it running in the background. Check out more WordPress security tutorials to keep your site clean, stable, and under control.