WordPress plugin comparison

Hide/Remove Metadata vs Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets

Hide/Remove Metadata

by Catch Plugins

20K+ installs3.6

Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets

by Ahmad Awais

40+ installs4.7

At a glance

Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 40+ for Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets.
On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets about 3.
Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Mar 7, 2020 for Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets.
Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.4.0 for Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets.
Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets has been around longer: since 2011, against 2019 for Hide/Remove Metadata.

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

Metric	Hide/Remove Metadata	Remove WP Dashboard Extra Widgets
Popular rank	#1,239	#22,575
Active installs	20K+	40+
Downloads, last 30 days	2.2K	66
Rating	3.6(14)	4.7(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	5.4.0
Search multiplier	×0.81	×0.00
Last release	5 months ago	6 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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