wp_head() cleaner
Remove unused tags from wp_head() output.
5(6 reviews)
·2.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, wp_head() cleaner is a WordPress head plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 68K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Downloads are up 31% this week. Top alternative: Header and Footer Scripts.
5/56 reviews
2.0K+active installs
68K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
WordPress adds all kinds of <meta>-tags to the <head> section of your site.
Some of these tags are quite good and have real uses, others make sense for some sites and others doesn’t.
Some tags are even considered a security risk, since they tell the world which version of WordPress you’re currently running.
This plugin allows you to remove all of the <meta>-tags that WordPress outputs by default.
You decide on a tag-by-tag basis which tags to remove and which to keep. Nothing’s enforced, you’re 100% in charge.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Awesome
by Alok Sharma·4 years ago
The plugin is clean, simple and very easy to use.
I am using it on all my & customer sites as well.
Great plugin
by Dan Zakirov·4 years ago
nice
Found by accident
·5 years ago
Amazing plug in, stripped a lot of unwanted junk out of the header
A total time-saver!
by elenaandmeg·6 years ago
Sure beats hacking the WPcore! Easy to use and covers just about everything that ought to be pruned from the <head>. Saved me hours of work. Thanks for this plugin
Wow
by ackilles·8 years ago
This shaved 2 seconds off my load time.
Download Trends
Today: 16Yesterday: 19This week: 80Period total: 7K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.3+ required |
Version Adoption
v2.0
80.7%
v1.6
10.4%
v1.5
9.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.0.9
- Tested with WordPress 6.9.
- Prepared for PHP 8.5 compatbility.
Contributors
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