Disable Embeds
Healthy: maintained, last release 19 Aug 2026, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Disable Embeds still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 19 Aug 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months. 19 Aug 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Disable Embeds, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer swissspidy since Oct 2015. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Disable Embeds removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Disable Embeds safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Disable Embeds update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it. 5 Mar 2021 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| swissspidy | 23 Oct 2015 to 19 Aug 2026, 18 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2015.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 19 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.3.
| 5 star | 16 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 3 |
- Doesn’t work after WP 4.4 · 1 star · 12 Feb 2019
- Not working · 1 star · 31 Oct 2018
- Unklar · 1 star · 31 Jul 2018
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 329 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 1,115 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,403 |
| 25 May 2026 | 1,174 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,492 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,481 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 1,037 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,002 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,005 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,171 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,218 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 2,343 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 1,145 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 2,055 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 1,493 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 1,080 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 1,356 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1,483 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1,175 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1,812 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1,800 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 1,675 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,606 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 1,851 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 2,235 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3,809 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 739 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 42% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.5.0 |
|---|---|
| Author | Pascal Birchler |
| Added | 23 Oct 2015 |
| Last updated | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | embed, Embeds, oembed |
Other plugins by this author: Performant Translations, Preferred Languages, Voice Search
Questions
Is Disable Embeds still maintained?
Yes. Last release 19 Aug 2026, 0 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Disable Embeds, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer swissspidy since Oct 2015.
Was Disable Embeds removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Disable Embeds safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Disable Embeds update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.5.0. No one-star spike after it.