Hide/Remove Metadata

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ anakinlaroche1977

   7mo ago

   Does nothing in css or php. Useless.

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2. ★★★★★ tbwriter

   2.7y ago

   The CSS option didn’t do anything for my site, but when I selected the PHP option, it removed the date as it was supposed to. It has an option to remove the author too, but I didn’t try that as I don’t want to remove the author information from my posts. Thanks for making this plugin.

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3. ★★★★★ susodp

   3.7y ago

   PHP option remove the icon as well, working fine on WordPress 6.1.1

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4. ★★★★★ Izabela Wilson

   3.8y ago

   Sadly didn’t work nor css or php either.

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5. ★★★★★ Patrick

   5.0y ago

   Just doesn’t work on my site

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6. ★★★★★ balirooms

   5.1y ago

   It worked! (Using the PHP option) BUT! It left the little calendar icon and the separator line. I’ll live with that.

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7. ★★★★★ maxidavis

   5.3y ago

   It’s good that you can choose what you want to hide and with what technique.

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8. ★★★★★ 2Flow2

   5.3y ago

   I was nervous in installing this plugin based on the other user reviews and the support forums… it seemed that installing this was a mixed bag as far as if it would work or not. However, after biting the bullet and installing it I was very pleased to find that it functioned exactly as expected and removed the listed “author” from all links to my website! (I used the “Hide By PHP” option in the plugin.) The only thing I wish this plugin could do differently is remove the author only from specific Post Types and not others (that way I could hide the author from all “page” Post Types but not from “post” post types).

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.1 Bug Fixed: $_GET[‘page’] in enqueue_styles() and enqueue_scripts() now sanitized; NonceVerification suppressed with explanation Bug Fixed: settings-updated $_GET check in dashboard partial annotated with NonceVerificatio 2.1
2. — Version 2.0 Bug Fixed : WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped Bug Fixed: WordPress.WP.I18n.MissingArgDomain Bug Fixed: outdated_tested_upto_header Compatibility check up to version 7.0 2.0
3. — Version 1.2.9 Compatibility check up to version 6.8 1.2.9
4. — Version 1.2.8 Compatibility check up to version 6.5 1.2.8
5. — Version 1.2.7 Compatibility check up to version 6.4 1.2.7
6. — Version 1.2.6 Compatibility check up to version 6.1 1.2.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-25 30K+ → 20K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• W WP Meta and Date Remover 90K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• WP Author, Date and Meta Remover 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D
• Disable Media Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
• Remove admin menus by role 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• R Remove Widget Titles 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
• R Remove Author Pages 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D

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Hide/Remove Metadata: 20K+ active installs, 3.6★ (14 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hide-metadata