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!
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+40%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “author”, “date” and “home page” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 268.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23, well behind 7.1.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2109 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 7.1
3.2★ over 25 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.8★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2109 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| author remover | #13 | #10 | down 2 |
| date remover | #16 | #13 | down 2 |
| author your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| home page your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| metadata your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “author”, “date” and “home page” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1K · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Crossed into this band 3 years ago; the previous band took 2.5 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Sep 2015
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 ↗- ★★★★★ ale84107.9y ago
Faz o prometido.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Cheesybeanz8.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ daowenca9.0y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ matiasfalette9.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Elías9.7y ago
I think that adding CSS to hide this is not the correct way.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tba9.7y ago
Not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grantmaker3339.8y ago
No Effect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lorenacantos10.0y 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
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,014 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "home page" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-10-27 20K+ → 10K+ down after 897 days in tier
- 2021-05-13 30K+ → 20K+ down after 617 days in tier
- 2019-09-04 40K+ → 30K+ down after 651 days in tier
- 2017-11-22 60K+ → 40K+ down after 325 days in tier
- 2017-01-01 20K+ → 60K+ up
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 80K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags B
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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 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
- T Tabs in Post Editor 400+ 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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