WordPress plugin comparison
Hide/Remove Metadata vs Remove Special Characters
Hide/Remove Metadata
by Catch Plugins
20K+ installs3.6
Remove Special Characters
by CHR Designer
20+ installs
At a glance
- Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 20+ for Remove Special Characters.
- On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Remove Special Characters about 1.
- Remove Special Characters has no reviews yet.
- Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Apr 17, 2015 for Remove Special Characters.
- Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.0.38 for Remove Special Characters.
- Remove Special Characters has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Hide/Remove Metadata.
Line by line
Hide/Remove Metadata leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide/Remove Metadata | Remove Special Characters |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,239 | #26,410 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 20+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.2K | 28 |
| Rating | 3.6(14) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.0.38 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.81 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 11 years 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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