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Hide/Remove Metadata vs Remove WordPress Overhead

Hide/Remove Metadata

by Catch Plugins

20K+ installs3.6

Remove WordPress Overhead

by omnisite

1K+ installs5.0

At a glance

  • Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 1K+ for Remove WordPress Overhead.
  • On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Remove WordPress Overhead about 12.
  • Remove WordPress Overhead is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
  • Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Aug 4, 2024 for Remove WordPress Overhead.
  • Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.6.11 for Remove WordPress Overhead.
  • Remove WordPress Overhead has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Hide/Remove Metadata.

Line by line

Hide/Remove Metadata leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

MetricHide/Remove MetadataRemove WordPress Overhead
Popular rank#1,239#5,478
Active installs20K+1K+
Downloads, last 30 days2.2K203
Rating3.6(14)5.0(5)
Support threads resolved––
Tested up to7.0.86.6.11
Search multiplier×0.81×0.11
Last release5 months ago2 years ago
Requires PHP7.4–

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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