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Remove Version Info

Remove the version from your WordPress website completely, increasing security and thwarting potential hacks by hiding WordPress version information f …

By Ashkar·Hide·Free
5(1 reviews)
·200 active installs·Updated 1 year ago
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As of April 2026, Remove Version Info is a WordPress hide plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses….

5/51 reviews
200active installs
6.0K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Remove the version from your WordPress website completely, increasing security and thwarting potential hacks by hiding WordPress version information from the source code.

This plugin:
– Removes the WordPress version number from the HTML meta generator tag.
– Removes version query strings (?ver=x.x.x) from CSS and JavaScript files.
– Hides the WordPress version from RSS feed generator tags.
– Adds security headers to prevent attacks and improve site security.

Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Changelog

1.2

  • Combined filters for version removal to improve code efficiency.
  • Added security headers like Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options for enhanced security.
  • Added localization support for plugin translations.
  • Improved code comments for better maintainability and readability.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

AshkarAshkar
Plugin Info
Version
1.2
Last Updated
Mar 27, 2025
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
6.7.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
200
Downloads
6.0K+
Added
Jul 3, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

A
Ashkar
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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