diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 58e76ba6..a0d2bd7e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -7247,6 +7247,26 @@ Description
     For ``Category:`` pages, recursively descent into subcategories.
 
 
+extractor.[xenforo].attachments
+-------------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``true``
+Description
+    Extract forum post attachments.
+
+
+extractor.[xenforo].embeds
+--------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``true``
+Description
+    Extract URLs of forum post embeds.
+
+
 extractor.[xenforo].metadata
 ----------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 4bb1184a..4f1a4d4e 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -1196,6 +1196,8 @@
 
         "xenforo":
         {
+            "attachments": true,
+            "embeds"     : true,
             "metadata"   : false,
             "order-posts": "desc"
         },
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/xenforo.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/xenforo.py
index bc5b92de..203c3f0d 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/xenforo.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/xenforo.py
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ class XenforoExtractor(BaseExtractor):
             r')'
         ).findall
 
+        embeds = self.config("embeds", True)
+        attachments = self.config("attachments", True)
+
         root = self.root
         base = root if (pos := root.find("/", 8)) < 0 else root[:pos]
         for post in self.posts():
             urls = extract_urls(post["content"])
-            if "data-s9e-mediaembed-iframe=" in post["content"]:
+            if embeds and "data-s9e-mediaembed-iframe=" in post["content"]:
                 self._extract_embeds(urls, post)
-            if post["attachments"]:
+            if attachments and post["attachments"]:
                 self._extract_attachments(urls, post)
 
             data = {"post": post}