WordPress plugin comparison

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover vs Remove Special Characters From Permalinks

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover

by Pankaj Mondal

10K+ installs5.0

Remove Special Characters From Permalinks

by WPFactory

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover has more active installs: 10K+, against 70+ for Remove Special Characters From Permalinks.
On a typical day, Meta Generator and Version Info Remover is downloaded about 34 times, Remove Special Characters From Permalinks about 10.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Remove Special Characters From Permalinks was updated more recently: Sep 30, 2026, against Sep 23, 2025 for Meta Generator and Version Info Remover.
Remove Special Characters From Permalinks is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Meta Generator and Version Info Remover.
Meta Generator and Version Info Remover has been around longer: since 2013, against 2018 for Remove Special Characters From Permalinks.

Meta Generator and Version Info Remover leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Meta Generator and Version Info Remover	Remove Special Characters From Permalinks
Popular rank	#2,155	#18,291
Active installs	10K+	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.1K	210
Rating	5.0(28)	5.0(3)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.43	×0.35
Last release	1 year ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.3	5.6.0

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.