AH No Version Number
by Andreas Hecht · Uncategorized
Removes the WordPress meta generator tag and any version number from the source code and provides you a little more security.
45 health vs 60 average across 6,063 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3212 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
51
now · peak 159
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-11 20+ → 10+ down after 88 days in band
- 2026-04-14 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in band
- 2026-04-05 20+ → 10+ down after 584 days in band
- 2024-08-29 30+ → 20+ down after 244 days in band
- 2023-12-29 40+ → 30+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Remove Meta Generators 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Meta for WooCommerce 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
Meta pixel for WordPress 400K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
SEO SIMPLE PACK 100K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
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