Meta Generator and Version Info Remover

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This plugin will remove the version info appended to enqueued style and script urls along with Meta Generator in the head section and in RSS feeds.

Author:Pankaj Kumar Mondal (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.0
WordPress version tested:6.4.3
Plugin version:15.1
Added to WordPress repository:09-04-2013
Last updated:13-03-2024
Rating, %:100
Rated by:27
Plugin URI:https://wordpress.org/plugins/meta-generator-...
Total downloads:193 597
Active installs:10 000+
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This plugin will remove the version information that gets appended to enqueued style and script URLs. It will also remove the Meta Generator tag in the head and in RSS feeds. Adds a bit of obfuscation to hide the WordPress version number and generator tag that many sniffers detect automatically from view source. Option available to selectively exclude any style or script file from version info removal process.

You can enable/disable each removal options from admin dashboard:

  • Remove WordPress Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin) Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove Slider Revolution Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove WPBakery Page Builder Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove Easy Digital Downloads Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove Master Slider Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove LayerSlider Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove Site Kit by Google Meta Generator Tag
  • Remove Divi Theme Meta Generator Tag (By default disabled; if required enable from Settings)
  • Remove WP Admin Footer Version & Thank You Note (By default disabled; if required enable from Settings)
  • Remove Version from Stylesheet
  • Remove Version from Script
  • Exclude files from version info removal process (by providing comma separated file names)
  • Remove Yoast SEO comments
  • Remove WP Rocket comments backlink and mention
  • Remove Google Analytics (MonsterInsights) comments
  • Remove Admin Bar WordPress Logo
  • Remove Admin Login Page Logo
  • Remove WordPress Text from Admin Login Page Title
  • Remove WordPress Text from Admin Pages’ Titles
  • Remove Admin Dashboard Help Tab

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