External Media: add toggle for feature in Jetpack settings

[rfischmann]

Impacted plugin

Jetpack

What

Jetpack is a multi-purpose plugin, so every feature it offers should be modular

How

I'm creating this issue based on the discussion here: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-disable-the-menu-for-featured-images/

After installing Jetpack 14.3, I noticed a new menu with a few options when we click a post's featured image: https://d.pr/i/s6Ghar

I don't use and am not interested in any of those. Thus, Jetpack is making us click twice to get to the same place we used to get before with one click (WordPress' native media gallery). We should be able to disable this feature.

[github-actions]

OpenAI suggested the following labels for this issue:

• [Feature Group] Content Management: The issue deals with managing Jetpack's features, which impacts how users manage their website's content.
• [Feature] Monitor: The request suggests enabling or disabling features, which relates to monitoring and managing what features are actively used.
• [Feature] Images: The issue refers to features linked to the media gallery and images within Jetpack.
• [Feature] Site Settings: This enhancement aims to provide users with greater control over their site settings by allowing feature toggling.

[jeherve]

While there isn't a way to do it via a toggle right now, you can add this code snippet to your theme's functions.php or a code snippets plugin on your site to disable the feature:

add_filter( 'jetpack_tools_to_include', function( $tools ) {
    $index = array_search( 'external-media/external-media.php', $tools, true );
    if ( $index ) {
        unset( $tools[$index] );
    }
    return $tools;
} );

[rfischmann]

While there isn't a way to do it via a toggle right now, you can add this code snippet to your theme's functions.php or a code snippets plugin on your site to disable the feature:

add_filter( 'jetpack_tools_to_include', function( $tools ) {
$index = array_search( 'external-media/external-media.php', $tools, true );
if ( $index ) {
unset( $tools[$index] );
}
return $tools;
} );

Wow, I really appreciate that @jeherve! However, it didn't make any difference for us. Are you sure the code is correct/complete? Thanks.

[jeherve]

I got a bit ahead of myself, sorry about that! This code snippet currently only works when using the development or beta version of the plugin. You'll need to wait until the next Jetpack release for it to work on your site.

[rfischmann]

I got a bit ahead of myself, sorry about that! This code snippet currently only works when using the development or beta version of the plugin. You'll need to wait until the next Jetpack release for it to work on your site.

Oh, I see. No worries, thanks! I'll wait.