WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
by Johnnie · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30K+ installs across the portfolio →
Don't need the post date and author meta data on your pages? Install WP Author, Date and Meta Remover and its gone. It's that easy!
40 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.19.
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 2041 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 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
401
now · peak 1.0K
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-12 · 1,430 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.
Details
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles8 of the last 12 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ale84107.8y ago
Faz o prometido.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cheesybeanz8.3y ago
I searched around in my settings to try and set this up but it is programmed into the header so no need to change anything once activated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ daowenca8.8y ago
Installed this plug in and it worked perfectly! Removed the author name and such from the posts without any configuration, just install and DONE!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ matiasfalette9.3y ago
Works for me, only install and not need any else. Perfecto para remover autor, fecha y meta, solo lo instale y todo fue automático. Thanks..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Elías9.5y ago
I think that adding CSS to hide this is not the correct way.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tba9.6y ago
Not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grantmaker3339.6y ago
No Effect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lorenacantos9.8y ago
You just need to instale the plugin an it works immediately.
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 7.4.8 · WP 5.6
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-10-27 20K+ → 10K+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2023-10-03 10K+ → 20K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-09-28 20K+ → 10K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2023-09-22 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-21 20K+ → 10K+ 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
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Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B -
VK Post Author Display 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - T Themify Event Post 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
- T Tabs in Post Editor 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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Display Post Metadata 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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