WP Head Cleanup helps you to remove unnecessary extra links from the page header.
As of April 2026, WP Head Cleanup is a WordPress cleaner plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2013. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Database Cleaner.
WP Head Cleanup helps you to remove unnecessary extra links from the page header.
The Plugin will remove following links:
rsd_link
This will remove Really Simple Discovery link from the header.
wp_generator
This will remove the WordPress generator tag.
feed_links
This will remove the standard feed links.
feed_links_extra
This will remove the extra feed links.
index_rel_link
This will remove index link.
wlwmanifest_link
This will remove wlwmanifest
parent_post_rel_link
This will remove parent post link
start_post_rel_link
This will remove start post link
adjacent_posts_rel_link_wp_head
This will remove the prev and next post link
wp_shortlink_wp_head
This will remove shortlink for the page
You can find docs
The following are othe…
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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