by Sami Falah 5 (3 reviews)

WP Strip Image Metadata

Name: WP Strip Image Metadata
Rating: 5.0 (3 reviews)
Author: Sami Falah

Strip image metadata on upload or via bulk action, and view image EXIF data.

WP Strip Image Metadata ranks #7,786 among WordPress.org plugins with 700+ active installations, is #917 of 6,303 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews, and was last updated Jun 13, 2022. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.0.14 (Current: 7.1)

v1.0 Current Version v1.0

Updated 4 years ago Last Update on 13 Jun, 2022

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#917 of 6,303 in Media Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.0
Last Updated: Jun 13, 2022
Requires WP: 5.9+
Tested Up To: 6.0.14
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: Sami Falah

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5
Reviews: 3
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to protect user privacy by controlling image metadata. It removes potentially sensitive embedded information, such as camera model and GPS location, from uploaded images, either automatically on upload or via a bulk action, and allows viewing image EXIF data.

Strip metadata on upload
Strip metadata via bulk action
View image EXIF data
Enable/disable setting
Removes GPS location data
Requires Imagick or Gmagick

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Strip Image Metadata

If you aren't sure, after installing the plugin, in WP Admin navigate to: Settings > Strip Image Metadata Under "Plugin Information" it will show if the required extension is active on the site or not. If a compatible extension is not found, try asking your webhost or system administrator if either one can be enabled.

Yes, there is a bulk action included. In WP Admin navigate to the Media library and make sure you are using the List view. Select which images you'd like to strip metadata from and then select the "WP Strip Image Metadata" bulk action. This can be a resource intensive process, so please only select a handful of images at one time for processing.

Yes, if metadata stripping is enabled then all generated subsizes at the time of upload will have the metadate removed. The included bulk action will also remove metadata from all subsizes as well.

In WP Admin, from your Media library you can select an image and click "Edit" (in List view) or "Edit more details" (in Grid view). On the Edit page for the image, there will be an admin notice at the top with the "expand for image EXIF data" text. This should work for jpg/jpeg files, but other image types may not display EXIF info. You might try uploading a test image with the "Image Metadata Stripping" setting disabled, and then the same image again with the setting enabled to view the difference. Here are some good sample images for testing: https://github.com/ianare/exif-samples/tree/master/jpg/gps Popular image editing applications such as Photoshop or Affinity Photo also have the capability to inspect image metadata which can prove useful.

No, removing image metadata is permanent. If you would like the metadata kept, you should keep an offsite backup copy of your images.

By default the plugin will process jpg/jpeg files. To add other file types you can use the "wp_strip_image_metadata_image_file_types" filter.

Image Metadata Stripping: whether image metadata is stripped from new uploads. Preserve ICC Color Profile: whether to keep image color information which is helpful to some applications. Preserve Image Orientation: whether to keep image orientation which can help rotate images as intended. Log Errors: whether to log error output which can be helpful for debugging purposes.