WordPress plugin comparison

Hide/Remove Metadata vs WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover

Hide/Remove Metadata

by Catch Plugins

20K+ installs3.6

WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover

by Pankaj Mondal

10+ installs

At a glance

Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover.
On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover about 1.
WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover has no reviews yet.
Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Aug 2, 2021 for WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover.
Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.8.19 for WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover.
WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover has been around longer: since 2013, against 2019 for Hide/Remove Metadata.

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

Metric	Hide/Remove Metadata	WP Really Simple Discovery Link Remover
Popular rank	#1,239	#29,546
Active installs	20K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.3K	21
Rating	3.6(14)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.8.19
Search multiplier	×0.81	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	5 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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