WordPress plugin comparison

Hide/Remove Metadata vs WP Author, Date and Meta Remover

Hide/Remove Metadata

by Catch Plugins

20K+ installs3.6

WP Author, Date and Meta Remover

by Johnnie

10K+ installs3.2

At a glance

Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 10K+ for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 72 times, WP Author, Date and Meta Remover about 20.
Hide/Remove Metadata is rated higher: 3.6 out of 5 from 14 reviews, against 3.2 from 25 reviews.
Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Jan 25, 2021 for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.6.23 for WP Author, Date and Meta Remover.
WP Author, Date and Meta Remover has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Hide/Remove Metadata.

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

Metric	Hide/Remove Metadata	WP Author, Date and Meta Remover
Popular rank	#1,239	#2,110
Active installs	20K+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.3K	723
Rating	3.6(14)	3.2(25)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.6.23
Search multiplier	×0.81	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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