Hide/Remove Metadata v2.1
Hide/Remove Metadata is a free, simple yet extremely handy WordPress plugin that helps you hide or remove author and published date from your website effortlessly. The plugin is super easy to use and...
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- Audit coverage Up to date 15 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 2, 2026
- Last audited Sep 2, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 7.4+
- Requires WordPress 5.9+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 53% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 117 Passed
- 8 Warnings
- 0 Failed
37 of 37 checks passed.
57 of 61 checks passed.
11 of 12 checks passed.
5 of 6 checks passed.
3 of 3 checks passed.
4 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
115.7 KB
167.1 KB unzipped
Total files
17
across all file types
Lines of PHP
581
in 6 files Small
File types
- PHP
- CSS
- PNG
- JPG
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 0 High
- 16 Medium
- 6 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 15 audited versions of Hide/Remove Metadata, Security improved the most (+8). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 9% in size.
Audited 1.0.0 → 2.1 · 15 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
423
downloads
Today
57
downloads
Week over week
−19%
vs previous week
Month over month
−18%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.
Version intelligence
47% of installs run an older version
≈ 9.4K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v1.2
- v2.0
- v2.1
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
3 mo ago
May 27, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 155 days
average between releases
Total releases
15
since Jun 2019 · 7 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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