Disable Everything vs Hide/Remove Metadata (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Disable Everything has a higher user rating (5/5 from 6 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 20K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Disable Everything has accumulated 49K+ total downloads while Hide/Remove Metadata has 292K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Disable Everything | Hide/Remove Metadata | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5/5 | ◄ | 3.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 6 | ► | 14 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | 20K+ | |
| Total Downloads | 49K+ | ► | 292K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 week ago | ◄ | 3 weeks ago |
| First Released | 2021 | 2019 | |
| Age | 5 years | 7 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.9+ | 5.9+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 0.4.1 | 2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Disable Everything
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Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Disable Everything averaged approximately 27 daily downloads while Hide/Remove Metadata averaged 510.
Recent Reviews
Disable Everything Reviews
Can hide wordpress version to wpscan
I’ve tried many plugins and hacks in order to hide wp’s version to wpscan and nothing worked…until I found this very cool plugin 🙂 This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by sami_ch.
amazing
amazing plugin, however you need to review your code, as it throws some errors in shell using wp cli. check below: PHP Warning: Undefined array key “QUERY_STRING” in /home/****/****/domain.com/
Useful
Work as promised
Hide/Remove Metadata Reviews
Doesn’t do anything at all
Does nothing in css or php. Useless.
Did not work using the CSS options, but the PHP option worked well
The CSS option didn’t do anything for my site, but when I selected the PHP option, it removed the date as it was supposed to. It has an option to remove the author too, but I didn’t try that as I d
Working fine on WordPress 6.1.1
PHP option remove the icon as well, working fine on WordPress 6.1.1
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