Remove Widget Titles
The Remove Widget Titles plugin removes the title from any widget that has a title starting with the "!" character.
5(27 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Remove Widget Titles is a WordPress hide plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 27 reviews. It has been downloaded 61K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.6.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 16% this week. Top alternative: Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses….
5/527 reviews
7.0K+active installs
61K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
The Remove Widget Titles plugin removes the title from any widget that has a title starting with the “!” character.
Why Use It?
This allows you to give widgets a title in the backend for convenience – so you can quickly see which widget is which, rather than having to open them to work out what they are for – without having to show the title on the front end.
How To Use (once plugin is installed)
If you have a widget for which you do not want the title to appear on the front end of your site, simply add the “!” character to the start of the widget title (in Appearance -> Widgets).
Compatibility
- This plugin requires WordPress 2.6 or above.
- I am not currently aware of any compatibility issues with any other WordPress plugins.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Custom titles
by Wizard_134·4 years ago
Thank you for helpful plugin!
Very lightweight and flawless execution
by wynden·7 years ago
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
by michaelquinn·8 years ago
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 read than “!Hello World”.
Very good
by val_pepi·9 years ago
Must have plugin!
A Must Have!
by Arleen·9 years ago
It just works! And I agree with other commenters that it should be in WP core. Thank you for this needed plugin.
Download Trends
Today: 6Yesterday: 9This week: 37Period total: 2K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.6.0+ requiredTested up to 4.8.28 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.0
100.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.0 (23 November 2011)
- Initial Release
Contributors
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