Head Trimmer
by John Dalesandro · Security
Selectively remove WordPress version information, feeds, shortlinks, emoji support, scripts, styles, and other automatically generated extras from the …
80 health vs 68 average across 376 Security plugins
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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
56
now · peak 177
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 431 days.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-20 10+ → 20+ up after 8 days in band
- 2026-06-12 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-11 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-09 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-06-08 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-06-06 20+ → 10+ down after 30 days in band
- 2026-05-07 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-06 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
- W wp_head() cleaner 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A
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Meta Generator and Version Info Remover 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
Unbloater 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Remove WordPress Overhead 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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