WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Content vs Hide/Remove Metadata
At a glance
- Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Hide Content.
- On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Hide Content about 1.
- Hide Content is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
- Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Jan 17, 2015 for Hide Content.
- Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for Hide Content.
- Hide Content has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Hide/Remove Metadata.
Line by line
Hide/Remove Metadata leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Content |  Hide/Remove Metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,392 | #1,239 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 26 | 2.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 3.6(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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