by Jeff Starr 4.8 (19 reviews)

Head Meta Data

Name: Head Meta Data
Rating: 4.8 (19 reviews)
Author: Jeff Starr

Adds a custom set of <meta> tags to the <head> section of all posts & pages.

Head Meta Data ranks #1,705 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #251 of 8,557 in the Customization category, a 4.8/5 rating from 19 reviews, and was last updated Aug 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v20260810 Current Version v20260810

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 10 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#251 of 8,557 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -32.1% this week

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Rank

#1,705

+5 this week

Active Installs

10K+

-39.9%

KW Avg Position

21.3

0.3 worse

Downloads

468.8K

+46 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (19 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

Total Progress 64.5%

10K+ 20K+

285

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8,000,000

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

19 reviews

Overall 96%

18 (95%)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Jan 20, 2026

Head Meta Data [head-meta-data] < 20260105

CVE-2026-0608 · Fixed in v20260105
Nov 21, 2025

Head Meta Data [head-meta-data] < 20251118

CVE-2025-66081 · Fixed in v20251118

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Plugin Details

Version: 20260810
Last Updated: Aug 10, 2026
Requires WP: 4.7+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6.20 or higher
Author: Jeff Starr

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 19
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to add custom meta tags to their site's pages. It solves the problem of manually coding head section tags by providing default and dynamic meta tag options with shortcode support.