June 29, 2024

wp_head() cleaner Plugin

Remove unused tags from wp_head() output.

WordPress adds all kinds of <meta>-tags to the <head> section of your site.
Some of these tags are quite good and have real uses, others make sense for some sites and others doesn’t.
Some tags are even considered a security risk, since they tell the world which version of WordPress you’re currently running.

This plugin allows you to remove all of the <meta>-tags that WordPress outputs by default.
You decide on a tag-by-tag basis which tags to remove and which to keep. Nothing’s enforced, you’re 100% in charge.

Installation

Install

Upload the plugin’s folder to your WordPress plugin folder (manually or through Plugins / Add new menu in WordPress).
Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
Decide on which tags to remove via the Settings / wp_head() cleaner menu in WordPress.

Uninstall

Deactivate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
Click on Delete which will delete both the plugin files and the settings stored in the database.

Screenshots

Admin interface

Changelog

2.0.6

Tested with WordPress 6.6.

2.0.5

Tested with WordPress 6.5.

2.0.4

Tested with WordPress 6.4.

2.0.3

Tested with WordPress 6.3.

2.0.2

Tested with WordPress 6.2.

2.0.1

Tested with WordPress 6.1.

2.0.0

Dropped support for WordPress versions below 5.0.
Dropped support for PHP versions below 7.3.
Tested with WordPress 6.0.

1.6.3

Tested with WordPress 5.9.

1.6.2

Tested with WordPress 5.8.

1.6.1

Updated Swedish translations.

1.6.0

Added option to remove robots image preview directive.
Tested with WordPress 5.7.

1.5.9

Tested with WordPress 5.6.

1.5.8

Tested with WordPress 5.5.
Updated Swedish translations.

1.5.7

Tested with WordPress 5.4.

1.5.6

Tested with WordPress 5.3.

1.5.5

Tested with WordPress 5.2.

1.5.4

Tested with WordPress 5.1.

1.5.3

Tested with WordPress 5.0.

1.5.2

Tested with WordPress 4.9.

1.5.1

Tested with WordPress 4.8.

1.5.0

Added Composer support.
Moved localization loading to init hook.
Minor code style fixes.
Tested with WordPress 4.7.

1.4.0

Added option for oEmbed scripts.

1.3.0

Added option for resource hints.
Tested with WordPress 4.6.

1.2.0

Added action links to plugin screen.
Added labels to option descriptions.
Tested with WordPress 4.5.

1.1.0

Added option for REST API.
Added option for oEmbed.
Tested with WordPress 4.4.

1.0.0

Initial release.