WP Strip Image Metadata

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1. ★★★★★ Stanislav Khromov

   3.9y ago

   Excellent plugin, simple and to the point. Confirmed it works perfectly via the “Edit more details” link when viewing an image in the media gallery.

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2. ★★★★★ ernst A

   4.0y ago

   Simple but most effective. Removes the exif and meta data from images in the native image folder. 1 issue I came across that -scaled images block the plugin from functioning so with batch removal make sure you uncheck the scaled images.. Thank you for creating this! This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by ernst A.

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3. ★★★★★ muhmentz

   4.1y ago

   Hi, Great work you’ve done with this plugin. Perfect timing considering the privacy concerns of our world today. I’d like to kindly ask you to add the ability to remove “description” of uploaded images in real time too. Some plugins automatically add unnecessary data … The media related ones anyway and this is why it’s a goldmine. The only case where metadata is stored is if we go back to edit the image manually. Looking forward to your response/update. Thanks for an awesome work and hopefully, we can see more tools that continue to take privacy seriously

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-07-15 800+ → 700+ down after 48 days in tier
2. 2026-05-28 900+ → 800+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2026-05-25 1K+ → 900+ down after 145 days in tier
4. 2025-12-31 900+ → 1K+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2025-12-28 800+ → 900+ up after 48 days in tier
6. 2025-11-10 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
7. 2025-11-06 600+ → 700+ up after 21 days in tier
8. 2025-10-16 500+ → 600+ up after 21 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).

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• WP Term Images 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B
• I Image Rotation Fixer 1K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D
• Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 900K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• WP Consent API 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Imsanity 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A

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WP Strip Image Metadata: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-strip-image-metadata