WordPress plugin comparison

Hide/Remove Metadata vs Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS

Hide/Remove Metadata

by Catch Plugins

20K+ installs3.6

Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS

by Chetan Vaghela

100+ installs5.0

At a glance

Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS.
On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS about 5.
Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS was updated more recently: Jul 6, 2026, against May 27, 2026 for Hide/Remove Metadata.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.0.8.
Hide/Remove Metadata has been around longer: since 2019, against 2022 for Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS.

Hide/Remove Metadata leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Hide/Remove Metadata	Manage/Remove version number from CSS & JS
Popular rank	#1,239	#14,614
Active installs	20K+	100+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.3K	157
Rating	3.6(14)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.81	×0.39
Last release	5 months ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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