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Last updated: 02/09/2026

Hide WP Version

Removes WordPress version from public HTML generator tags, feed generator output, and the admin footer. Does not change ver= on script and style URLs.

Overview

Reduce unnecessary WordPress version exposure by removing the standard generator information WordPress adds to frontend pages, feeds, exports, and the admin footer.

Hide WP Version removes the familiar WordPress x.x.x generator output that can make the exact WordPress version immediately visible in page source and supported feeds. It also removes the WordPress core version line from the dashboard footer.

The module is intentionally focused. It does not claim to make WordPress impossible to identify or hide every possible version fingerprint. Instead, it removes the obvious version information WordPress publishes by default.

Hide WP Version is a Free security module in WP PowerSuite.

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Who is this for?
  • WordPress sites that want to reduce unnecessary version disclosure
  • Agencies applying a consistent security baseline across client websites
  • Security-conscious administrators removing obvious WordPress fingerprint information
  • Production websites that do not need to publicly advertise their exact WordPress version
  • Developers looking for a simple alternative to adding version-hiding snippets manually

Features

Remove the WordPress Generator Tag
Remove the standard generator meta tag from the frontend so WordPress does not directly publish its version there.
Remove Version Information From Feeds
Strip WordPress generator strings from supported RSS, Atom, RDF, comment feeds, and WordPress export output.
Hide the Admin Footer Version
Remove the WordPress core version information displayed in the dashboard footer while leaving unrelated footer content intact.
No Configuration Required
There are no switches or complicated rules to maintain. Enable the module and the supported WordPress version output is removed automatically.

Stop WordPress From Advertising Its Version

A standard WordPress installation can expose its exact version in several places. One of the most recognizable is the generator meta tag added to the HTML, which can look similar to:
<name="generator" content="WordPress 6.x.x">
WordPress can also include generator information in RSS and Atom feeds, comment feeds, RDF output, and WordPress export files. Inside wp-admin, the current core version can appear in the dashboard footer as well.
None of this information is required for visitors to use your website.
Hide WP Version removes these obvious WordPress-generated version references, allowing you to reduce unnecessary platform information without manually editing theme files or maintaining a collection of small security snippets.
Once enabled, the standard frontend generator tag is removed, supported WordPress generator strings are filtered from feeds and exports, and the core version line is removed from the administrative footer.

Reduce Easy WordPress Fingerprinting

Automated tools can inspect websites for clues about the software they are running. When a site directly announces WordPress 6.x.x in its markup, determining the installed core version requires very little effort.
Removing the generator output takes away one of those immediate signals.
This can be useful as part of a broader WordPress hardening strategy, particularly for agencies that prefer production websites not to unnecessarily advertise exact software versions in standard page output.
However, Hide WP Version is intentionally an obscurity measure, not a vulnerability shield. WordPress can often still be identified through its file structure, assets, behavior, plugin output, public files, and other characteristics. A determined scanner may also be able to estimate or identify the version through other techniques.
The value of the module is therefore straightforward: if WordPress does not need to announce its exact version in these locations, there is little reason to leave that information there.

Remove WordPress Version Information From Feeds and Exports

Hiding only the frontend meta tag would leave several other WordPress-generated version references untouched.
WordPress can publish generator information through different feed formats, including RSS 2.0, Atom, RDF/RSS 1.0, and comment feeds. WordPress export output can also contain generator information identifying the WordPress version associated with the file.
Hide WP Version filters these WordPress-specific generator strings as well.
The filtering is deliberately targeted rather than destructive. Generator output belonging to unrelated software is not removed simply because it contains generator metadata.
This provides broader cleanup of WordPress's own version disclosure without attempting to rewrite arbitrary output produced by other plugins or systems.

Use Cases

  • Reduce WordPress Version Disclosure
    Remove the obvious WordPress version generator tag from public frontend markup.
  • Clean Up WordPress Feeds
    Prevent supported RSS, Atom, RDF, and comment-feed generator output from advertising the WordPress version.

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