WP Meta and Date Remover

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ dubsfan

   6mo ago

   Don’t waste your time, this plugin doesn’t remove a thing, absolutely useless

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2. ★★★★★ mehlmanmedical

   1.4y ago

   Only function I wanted was to selectively hide the dates from select posts. Literally zero apart from that. The screenshots before you download the plugin make it appear as though targeted post date removal is an inherent feature. It’s not. You download and then say, “Wait, there’s no way to remove a date from my pages?” Then you see in advanced settings you need to buy PRO to have that simple feature. So don’t waste your time. This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by mehlmanmedical.

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3. ★★★★★ a897654z

   1.7y ago

   I used this plugin for six mounths it works perfectly and support also perfectly.

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4. ★★★★★ JJulien

   2.2y ago

   XYZ

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5. ★★★★★ allagringaus

   2.7y ago

   WP Meta and Date Remover provides a simple yet super useful functionality to our site where dependent on different categories, we’d love to show or not show the date. With the few clicks by the end user the job is done! Plus, Prasad is not only a fantastic web engineer, he also puts Customer – First and we experienced it first hand. Outstanding work! This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by allagringaus.

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6. ★★★★★ slofe

   3.4y ago

   Well done, you’ve managed to completely ruin what was once a plugin that actually worked to one the does absolutely nothing at all, except slow my site down a bit. Why you developers constantly feel the need to f@*k around with things I’ll never know. Remember the old saying? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by slofe.

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7. ★★★★★ rehangillani

   3.6y ago

   I’m Using Avada Theme. And This Plugin Didn’t Work in My Case. Please Note: I’m NOT Saying, This Plugin is Not Useful as Many People Have Given It a Five Star Rating. The Point is, On Avada Theme, This Plugin Just Didn’t Work.

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8. ★★★★★ betoarisi

   3.6y ago

   Works fine! Sweet! Just activate and be happy!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1.0 Improved previous css code. Added new php based method to filter meta information. 1.1.0
2. — Version 1.0.0 Initial release with css based meta removal. 1.0.0

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 WP Meta and Date Remover <= 2.3.6 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-05-27 CVE-2026-49051 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.3.6 Patched in 2.3.7
2. Medium · 6.1 Freemius <= 2.10.1 - Reflected DOM-Based Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter ↗
   2026-04-30 CVE-2024-13362 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.3.4 Patched in 2.3.5
3. Medium · 5.3 WP Meta and Date Remover <= 2.3.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via updateSettings ↗
   2023-11-16 CVE-2023-47836 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.3.0 Patched in 2.3.1
4. Medium · 6.4 WP Meta and Date Remover < 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings ↗
   2023-10-31 CVE-2023-4823 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.2.0 Patched in 2.2.0
5. Medium · 6.3 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks ↗
   2022-03-04 CVE-2022-4974 Missing Authorization Affects < 1.9.6 Patched in 1.9.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-02-09 100K+ → 90K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-02-08 90K+ → 100K+ up after 4 days in tier
3. 2026-02-04 100K+ → 90K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-02-03 90K+ → 100K+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-01-31 100K+ → 90K+ down after 786 days in tier
6. 2023-12-07 90K+ → 100K+ up after 12 days in tier
7. 2023-11-25 100K+ → 90K+ down after 28 days in tier
8. 2023-10-28 90K+ → 100K+ up after 1 days in tier

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).

• Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B
• WP Author, Date and Meta Remover 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D
• B Bulk Post Update Date 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• JSM Show Post Metadata 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Bulk Datetime Change 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• Auto Update Post Date 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B

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WP Meta and Date Remover: 90K+ active installs, 4.2★ (71 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-meta-and-date-remover