wp_head() cleaner
by jwilsson · Uncategorized
Remove unused tags from wp_head() output.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “2K+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-11-20 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-12-27 3K+ → 2K+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Meta Generator and Version Info Remover 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Unbloater 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Remove WordPress Overhead 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Remove Meta Generators 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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