by Umar Draz 5 (2 reviews)

Remove WordPress Version - Hide Generator Meta Tag

Name: Remove WordPress Version - Hide Generator Meta Tag
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)
Author: Umar Draz

Remove the WordPress version from your site: hide the generator meta tag and strip ?ver= from stylesheet and script URLs.

Remove WordPress Version ranks #24,316 among WordPress.org plugins with 30+ active installations, is #1,283 of 4,566 in the Security category, a 5/5 rating from 2 reviews, and was last updated Sep 14, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v2.1.1 Current Version v2.1.1

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 14 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,283 of 4,566 in Security Top 50% by installs Downloads -66% this week Actively maintained

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30+

-18.9%

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27.5

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1.9K

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5 (2 reviews)

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1.1
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Umar Draz

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Reviews: 2
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Remove WordPress Version - Hide Generator Meta Tag

Activate the plugin. All three options are on by default, so the generator meta tag and the version strings on your CSS and JavaScript files are removed straight away. To check, view the source of your home page and search for "generator".

Go to Settings, then Generator Remover, and untick the two version options. Leave "Hide WP Generator Version Meta" ticked and save.

It removes one signal that automated scanners use to pick targets. It does not patch anything. Treat it as one small step, and keep WordPress, your theme and your plugins updated.

No. It usually improves it, because the URL stops changing every time WordPress updates. If you use a cache plugin that adds its own version or cache-busting string, that keeps working.

The generator tag is not a ranking factor, so removing it changes nothing on its own. Shorter, stable asset URLs are marginally friendlier to caches, which helps page speed. My theme still shows the version somewhere else Some themes and plugins print their own version tags. This plugin removes the ones WordPress core adds. If you still see a version after activating it, it is coming from your theme or another plugin.

Yes. Settings are per site, so each site in the network has its own.