Remove Widget Titles
by Stephen Cronin · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 2 other plugins · 7.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
The Remove Widget Titles plugin removes the title from any widget that has a title starting with the "!" character.
51 health vs 54 average across 3,790 Admin & Utilities 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 4.8.30, 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 3196 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
232
now · peak 457
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
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.2y ago
latest release · v1.0
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-04-02 · 1,464 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Wizard_1345.1y ago
Thank you for helpful plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wynden7.7y ago
This not only allowed me to label custom html widgets, but also removed default widget titles from displaying on my page that I had no option to omit before. Works like a charm! Thank you so much!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ michaelquinn9.1y ago
Brilliant and simple. Absolutely should be in Core. Little tip – your title just needs to start with “!”, you can have a space after the “!”. i.e. “! Hello World”, which I think is nicer and easier to read than “!Hello World”.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ val_pepi9.9y ago
Must have plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arleen10.1y ago
It just works! And I agree with other commenters that it should be in WP core. Thank you for this needed plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brightcoconut10.2y ago
How did I not know about this before? All the css… sheesh. Brilliant.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RupertH2O10.2y ago
Simple and good plugin that gives you the opportunity to hide selectively each widget title.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ schuetzenhallau10.4y ago
Works as advetrised. Nothing much to say, small, simple plugin that just works, and thats all what it needs to do.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated 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
- 2025-12-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 318 days in tier
- 2025-01-18 9K+ → 8K+ down after 199 days in tier
- 2024-07-03 10K+ → 9K+ 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).
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