Meta Generator and Version Info Remover

Description

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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Dashboard > Settings > Meta Generator and Version Info Remover

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Screenshots

  • Settings page
  • Settings page with a list of files (comma separated list) to exclude from version info removal process
  • View source demo

Installation

  1. Unzip the zipped file and upload to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. เปิดใช้ปลั๊กอินผ่านทางเมนู ‘ปลั๊กอิน’ ในเวิร์ดเพรส
  3. Manage individual options from Dashboard > Settings > Meta Generator and Version Info Remover

FAQ

Can I exclude a script/css file?

Yes! You can exclude any script/css files by providing the file names in comma separated format.

Will this plugin cause any problem with WordPress update process?

Not at all! It will cause no problem with WordPress update process.

After plugin update do I need to do anything?

Please go to plugin settings: Dashboard > Settings > Meta Generator and Version Info Remover. Check if all the relevant checkboxes are enabled.

Reviews

9 มิถุนายน 2022 1 reply
This is the first plugin I install after every WP setup. Works great and the support is amazing!
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Contributors & Developers

“Meta Generator and Version Info Remover” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

“Meta Generator and Version Info Remover” has been translated into 2 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.

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Changelog

15.1

  • Added: Remove ‘Powered by WordPress’ from Admin Login Page source code.

15.0

  • Added: Remove Admin Dashboard Help Tab.

14.0.2

  • Updated: OB Flush null check added.

14.0.1

  • Updated: OB Flush Hook from wp_head to shutdown.

14.0

  • Added: Remove WordPress Text from Admin Login Page Title.
  • Added: Remove WordPress Text from Admin Pages’ Titles.

13.1

  • Updated: Google Analytics (MonsterInsights) comments removal.

13.0

  • Added: WP Rocket comments backlink and mention removal.

12.2

  • Added: Admin Footer Version Removal.
  • Added: Admin Footer Thank You Text Removal.

12.1

  • Removed: Deprecated screen_icon function.

12.0

  • Added: Site Kit by Google Meta Generator Removal.

11.0

  • Added: Divi Theme Meta Generator Removal.

10.0

  • Added: Admin Bar WordPress Logo Removal.
  • Added: Admin Login Page Logo Removal.

9.0

  • Added: LayerSlider Meta Generator Removal.

8.0

  • Added: Master Slider Meta Generator Removal.

7.0

  • Added: Easy Digital Downloads Meta Generator Removal.

6.2

  • Updated: Yoast SEO comments removal code updated.

6.1

  • Updated: Eliminate any PHP Notices and to meet PHP Strict Standards requirements.

6.0.4

  • Removed: Other language translation files to fix display errors.

6.0.3

  • Updated: Supported generator name.

6.0.2

  • Updated: PHP notice fix for screen_icon.

6.0.1

  • Updated: Language translations.

6.0

  • Updated: Version removal feature – Added version argument checking.

5.1.1

  • Updated: Code improvements.

5.1

  • Added: Google Analytics (MonsterInsights) comments removal.

5.0

  • Added: Yoast SEO comments removal.

4.4.1

  • Updated: Language translations.

4.4

  • Added: WPBakery Page Builder Meta Generator Removal.

4.3

  • Added: Slider Revolution Meta Generator Removal.

4.2

  • Added: WPML (WordPress Multilingual Plugin) Meta Generator Removal.

4.1

  • Added: German language translations.
  • Added: Spanish language translations.
  • Added: French language translations.
  • Added: Italian language translations.

4.0

  • Added: i18n (Internationalization) support.

3.4

  • Updated: Refactoring and improvements.

3.3

  • Updated: Data persistence logic on plugin re-activation hook.

3.2

  • Updated: Eliminate any PHP Notices and to meet PHP Strict Standards requirements.

3.1

  • Updated: Support for servers running PHP 5.3 or less added. Version 3.0 used a code that was supported only for PHP 5.4+. This has been modified to support all servers.

3.0

  • Updated: Feature enhancement – Exclude files from version info removal process (by providing comma separated file names).
  • Added: Screenshots

2.2

  • Updated: WordPress Tested Upto Info. WordPress 4.0 supported.

2.1

  • Updated: Generator Remover Filter.

2.0

  • Added: Options to manage the settings from Administrator Dashboard.

1.0

  • Initial Commit.