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How to Hide WordPress Version for Your WordPress Website?

Key Takeaways

  • Nexter Extension (Free) hides the WordPress version without adding PHP code or a third party plugin.
  • Nexter > Extensions > Security opens the Advanced Security section, where enabling the toggle and clicking the gear icon (⚙) leads to Hide WordPress Version.
  • Hide WordPress Version removes the WordPress version tag from the page source code, which the post says hackers can easily exploit.
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As a website owner, you want to make sure that your website is secure from any kind of attacks. One of the ways to do this is by hiding your WordPress version. While it may seem like a small detail, showing your WordPress version on your website can make your website vulnerable to attacks. Hackers can easily exploit any vulnerabilities found in outdated WordPress versions. Therefore, hiding your WordPress version is an essential step towards securing your website.

To hide the WordPress version you might have to add some php code or use some third party plugin but if you are using the Nexter Extension (Free) plugin you can easily hide your WordPress version.

 

How to Hide WordPress Version with The Nexter Extension?

If you check the page source code of a WordPress website you can easily find the WordPress version.

This can be easily exploited by hackers. 

So to hide the WordPress version, go to Nexter > Nexter Extension > Security.

Then go to the Advanced Security section, turn on the toggle, and click Configure.

Nexter Security screen with the Security item selected in the sidebar and the Advanced Security card turned on

This will open the Advanced Security panel, go to Hide WordPress Version and enable the toggle.

Then click on the Save button.

Nexter Extension Advanced Security panel with the Hide WordPress Version setting highlighted and the Save button marked

This will hide the WordPress version tag from the page source code.

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