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Remove "Powered by WordPress" v1.6.3

Remove “Proudly powered by WordPress” This plugin removes the “Proudly powered by WordPress” for those who want to use the default theme for their website but don’t want...

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 12, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.0+
  • Requires WordPress 4.6+
  • Tested up to WP 7.1 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 81% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 109 Passed
  • 15 Warnings
  • 1 Failed
Security 97/100
Excellent

36 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 82/100
Good

50 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 100/100
Excellent

12 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 83/100
Good

5 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

13.1 KB

59.4 KB unzipped

Total files

4

across all file types

Lines of PHP

1,686

in 2 files Small

File types

  • PHP
  • JS
  • TXT

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 3 High
  • 5 Medium
  • 14 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of Remove "Powered by WordPress", Security improved the most (+5). No category regressed over this span. The codebase grew 70% in size.

Audited 1.3.4 → 1.6.3 · 30 versions

0 50 100 1.3.4 1.4.4 1.5.4 1.6.3

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 98 195 1.3.4 1.4.4 1.5.4 1.6.3

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

323

downloads

Today

39

downloads

Week over week

−23%

vs previous week

Month over month

−14%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

19% of installs run an older version

≈ 3.7K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v1.4
  • v1.5
  • v1.6

Ratings

21 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 18
  • 4 0
  • 3 0
  • 2 0
  • 1 3

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

May 18, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 38 days

average between releases

Total releases

46

since Nov 2017 · 9 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running Remove "Powered by WordPress" in Your Site?

Our latest audit of Remove "Powered by WordPress" v1.6.3 flagged 22 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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