Comments on: Remove WordPress generator meta tag (functions.php hack)

By: Sumesh

Sumesh — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 12:34:16 +0000

The generator tag is added by a function in the WordPress core. Even if you edit the core file, it’ll get overwritten in every upgrade – not a very efficient method.

By: alpinevp

alpinevp — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:11:56 +0000

This does not work at all. It just adds the code to the top of the source code page but does not remove the generator meta tag. Where is the generator meta tag being created? Can’t that line just be commented out or deleted?

By: Leo Plaw

Leo Plaw — Sat, 21 May 2011 09:58:02 +0000

@G.F. the code goes into wp-content/thems/…your.theme…/functions.php NOT wp-includes/functions.php.

The functions.php file in your theme directories are not overwritten with each upgrade. This is the correct place to add them.

By: Luca

Luca — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:06:34 +0000

Many thanks, simple and effective ;)

By: G.F.

G.F. — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:17:40 +0000

Great advise! Do you know if it’s possible to place this elsewhere than in wp-includes/functions.php? Reason why I ask is that this is over-written on each upgrade, and it’d be nice if WordPress supported a place where it could survive upgrades without special tender, love and care!

By: david

david — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:05:30 +0000

didn’t work for me

By: T-Law

T-Law — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:59:30 +0000

That’s useful, simple and it works, thanks.

By: V.C

V.C — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:25:19 +0000

I found your post when I was looking for way to delete that generator in my blog.
Removing this meta tag could make my blog looks like a website :)
I also want to remove some script of wordpress itself but I don’t know how to remove it.