Hide/Remove Metadata vs Remove Widget Titles (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Remove Widget Titles has a higher user rating (5/5 from 27 reviews) while Hide/Remove Metadata leads in active installations (20K+ vs 7.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide/Remove Metadata has accumulated 292K+ total downloads while Remove Widget Titles has 61K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Hide/Remove Metadata | Remove Widget Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.6/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 14 | ► | 27 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 7.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 292K+ | ◄ | 61K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 8 years ago |
| First Released | 2019 | 2011 | |
| Age | 7 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 2.6.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Hide/Remove Metadata
Remove Widget Titles
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Hide/Remove Metadata averaged approximately 510 daily downloads while Remove Widget Titles averaged 5.
Recent Reviews
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
Remove Widget Titles Reviews
Custom titles
Thank you for helpful plugin!
Very lightweight and flawless execution
This not only allowed me to label custom html widgets, but also removed default widget titles from displaying on my page that I had no option to omit before. Works like a charm! Thank you so much!!
Brilliant. +1 Core. Plus a little tip
Brilliant and simple. Absolutely should be in Core. Little tip – your title just needs to start with “!”, you can have a space after the “!”. i.e. “! Hello World”, which I think is nicer and easier to
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