Hide/Remove Metadata
Healthy: maintained, last release 27 May 2026, 3 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 85 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Hide/Remove Metadata still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 27 May 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months. 27 May 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Hide/Remove Metadata, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer catchthemes since Nov 2019. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Hide/Remove Metadata removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Hide/Remove Metadata safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Hide/Remove Metadata update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 2.1. No one-star spike after it. 27 May 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 3 Jun 2019 to 3 Jun 2019, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| maheshmaharjan | 4 Jun 2019 to 4 Jun 2019, 1 commits |
| catchthemes | 12 Nov 2019 to 27 May 2026, 16 commits |
3 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2019.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 3
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 27 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.6.
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q1 2026.
| 5 star | 8 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 1 |
| 1 star | 4 |
- Din’t work for me. · 1 star · 6 Nov 2022
- Doesn’t Work · 1 star · 5 Sep 2021
- Does nothing · 1 star · 15 Jan 2021
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 326 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 578 |
| 18 May 2026 | 587 |
| 25 May 2026 | 10,167 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 1,716 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 993 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 799 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 680 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 604 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 1,181 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 579 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 667 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 558 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 548 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 450 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 469 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 547 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 511 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 440 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 433 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 475 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 475 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 548 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 512 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 637 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 540 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 80 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 54% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Catch Plugins |
| Added | 4 Jun 2019 |
| Last updated | 27 May 2026 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.9 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | date, hide, author, remove, metadata |
Other plugins by this author: Catch Themes Demo Import, Catch Scroll Progress Bar, Hide Archive Label, Header Enhancement, Page Builder Companion, Catch Under Construction, Catch Social Share, Catch Popup, Ajax AutoSearch
Questions
Is Hide/Remove Metadata still maintained?
Yes. Last release 27 May 2026, 3 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Hide/Remove Metadata, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer catchthemes since Nov 2019.
Was Hide/Remove Metadata removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Hide/Remove Metadata safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Hide/Remove Metadata update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1. No one-star spike after it.