WP Remove Generator Meta Tag

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1. ★★★★★ boldly_going

   10.2y ago

   The low rating is a surprise to me too. I installed on 4.5.2 and it works. Not sure if it has caused any conflicts yet but if it does, I’ll remove it with no complaints, after all it is only tested up to 4.1.0. and it was released to the community in good faith. It is so simple, install, activate, done. It starts working instantly. The point of this review is to speak up for plugin developers in general, who in this case have released a very practical useful plugin for free. They give their time and effort so that people like me can create something faster, better and safer, than if I (we) had to delve beyond basic code modification. So if anyone happens to read this, please show some restraint before leaving totally negative reviews. Why not compliment the idea of a plugin, explain why it didn’t work for you and say “Thanks for the effort” . If a plugin is just simply bad, then an honest rating should be applied but feedback to the author first would be a courteous approach and give the author a chance to offer support. It would be useful if the developers in this case could confirm its version compatibility beyond 4.1.0 as I am sure that more users would adopt it. I found it on a Google search, second result on page one, the search string being “wordpress remove meta tag plugin” I tried it just for the hell of it Anyway, thanks for sharing the product of your efforts

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2. ★★★★★ themadbaker

   11.9y ago

   This very simply works fine – it’s easy enough to look at your page sources and check it – so not sure what the low ratings are about either.

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3. ★★★★★ Adam

   13.2y ago

   Not sure why this one has such a low rating, it works fine and does what it says. I have installed it on about 10-15 sites (v3.3.1-3.5.2) with no problems so far.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-10-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-10-23 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-10-22 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
4. 2024-10-19 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-10-18 300+ → 200+ down after 448 days in tier
6. 2023-07-28 400+ → 300+ down after 9 days in tier
7. 2023-07-19 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in tier
8. 2023-07-16 400+ → 300+ 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).

• Meta Generator and Version Info Remover 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Remove Meta Generators 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
• Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP Remove Generator Meta Tag: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/remove-generator-tag-for-wordpress