WP Version Tag Remover
by Arul Prasad J · Uncategorized
Also makes 6 other plugins · 6.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin will remove the WordPress, CSS and JS version from your website header.
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Health
C 59/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “css version” for “remover”. “css version” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “remover” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
59 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 5.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 554 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 554 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| generator tag remover your tag | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| remover | #15 | #19 | down 2 |
| css version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| generator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| js version your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress version 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). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “css version” for “remover”. “css version” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “remover” sits at #15 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.1 · 25 Apr 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pagrob3.6y ago
it works as it says, but I don’t understand if and what advantages it brings
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.2
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin will remove the WordPress, CSS and JS version from your website header."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 198 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("css version", "generator", "Generator Tag Remover", "wordpress version" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 30+ → 100+ 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).
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AH No Version Number 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D - W WP-Simply remove generator tag 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
SMK Sidebar Generator 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
FakerPress 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Child Theme Wizard 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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