Title: Remove Meta Generators
Author: webbernaut
Published: <strong>Oktober 16, 2018</strong>
Last modified: Julie 24, 2026

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# Remove Meta Generators

 Deur [webbernaut](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webbernaut/)

[Laai Af](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/remove-meta-generators.zip)

 * [Besonderhede](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-meta-generators/#description)
 * [Aanbevelings](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-meta-generators/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-meta-generators/#installation)
 * [Ontwikkeling](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-meta-generators/#developers)

 [Hulp](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-meta-generators/)

## Beskrywing

This plugin removes all Meta Generator html tags (even WordPress core generator).
Simple and easy to use, just install, activate and you will no longer have meta 
generator tags in your html/source code.

No need to know or learn all the plugin meta generator hooks, this plugin covers
all and any plugin that uses <meta name=”generator” content=”Plugin Name Version
1.0.0″ />

Over 2k plugins with known vulnerabilities, don’t let the plugin write it’s version
number for easy access for exploiting a vulnerable version.

Author URI: [Webbernaut](https://www.webbernaut.com)

## Installation

 1. Install and Activate the plugin on the Plugins page

## Aanbevelings

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/05040f0d01086aa6fa75048c19eaefc85ae989a74fb1286b31c4de375bc7c9bb?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Perfect for mu-plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-for-mu-plugins/)󠁿

 [javiereduardo](https://profiles.wordpress.org/javiereduardo/) November 26, 2022

It works in the mu-plugins folder with no modifications

 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-meta-generators/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Remove Meta Generators” is oopbron sagteware. Die volgende mense het bygedra tot
die ontwikkeling van hierdie uitbreiding:

Contributors

 *   [ webbernaut ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webbernaut/)

[Translate “Remove Meta Generators” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/remove-meta-generators)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-meta-generators/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/remove-meta-generators/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-meta-generators/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-meta-generators/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1

 * Modified regex expression for tighter control over meta generator tags as to 
   not spill over to other tags for edge cases.
 * Adjusted add_action from `get_header` to `template_redirect` for start of regex
   to accommodate new WordPress themes that are starting to get away from traditional
   WordPress theme structure and more javascript focused and not calling header 
   templates in traditional ways via wp_head() i.e. TwentyTwentyFour Theme
 * Order of Action hooks for reference https://developer.wordpress.org/apis/hooks/
   action-reference/

#### 1.1.1

 * Slight modification to regex, adjusted greedy style regex for more precise selection

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.1**
 *  Last updated **2 maande gelede**
 *  Active installations **1 000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 1.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.6**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-meta-generators/)
 * Tags
 * [generator](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/generator/)[meta](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta/)
   [meta generator](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta-generator/)[remove](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remove/)
   [remove meta generator](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remove-meta-generator/)
 *  [Gevorderde Aansig](https://af.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-meta-generators/advanced/)

## Punte-toekennings

 5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ webbernaut ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webbernaut/)

## Hulp

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 [Gaan na die hulp-forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-meta-generators/)

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