To prevent WordPress from automatically turning URLs into embeds, you can disable oEmbed for internal links. One way to do this is by adding a small function to your theme’s functions.php file or a site-specific plugin. This function would stop WordPress from treating your own site’s URLs as oEmbed sources. Try this: function disable_self_pingbacks( &$links … Read more
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Would it be possible to disable embeds for specific user roles? If so, how?
You can do that by using the comment_text filter. It runs for each comment, so with some regex you can find all links in the comment and loop through them. You make one more check to make sure the link has an image extension (jpg, jpeg, png, etc). If it does, we can embed it … Read more
Embed links work on new page creation, not on edit
Editing the raw HTML isn’t going to work, a worst case scenario is it fails block validation when reopened in the editor and your edits get replaced automatically. Instead, use the anchor box under the advanced panel. Since the HTML of an embed usually comes from a 3rd party via OEmbed, you can wrap the … Read more
Remove embed url for internal links
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