[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #37996: Unnecessary rewrite rules added for the /embed endpoint

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#37996: Unnecessary rewrite rules added for the /embed endpoint
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 Reporter:  johnbillion   |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Embeds        |    Version:  4.4
 Severity:  minor         |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:                |
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 WordPress appends `/embed` to a bunch of rewrite rules that it shouldn't.
 By default, the following rewrite rules are present on every site but are
 not valid:

 * `category/(.+?)/embed/?$`
 * `tag/([^/]+)/embed/?$`
 * `type/([^/]+)/embed/?$`
 * `comments/embed/?$`
 * `search/(.+)/embed/?$`
 * `author/([^/]+)/embed/?$`
 * `([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/([0-9]{1,2})/embed/?$`
 * `([0-9]{4})/([0-9]{1,2})/embed/?$`
 * `([0-9]{4})/embed/?$`
 * `[0-9]{4}/[0-9]{1,2}/[^/]+/([^/]+)/embed/?$`

 These are generated in `WP_Rewrite::generate_rewrite_rules()`.

 Related: #35067

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/37996>
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