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title: "How to Remove Meta Generator Tag in WordPress?"
url: https://nexterwp.com/docs/remove-meta-generator-tag-in-wordpress/
date: 2023-09-29
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author: "Aditya Sharma"
description: "By default, WordPress displays the version of WordPress and other plugins that your website is currently running on in a meta generator tag. While this may seem like a harmless..."
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# How to Remove Meta Generator Tag in WordPress?

## Key Takeaways

- WordPress displays the version of WordPress and other plugins in a meta generator tag, and the post says hackers can use that information to exploit known vulnerabilities in older versions.
- Nexter Extension (Free) removes the WordPress meta generator tag because WordPress has no built-in option to remove it.
- Nexter Extension removes all meta generator tags after the user goes to Nexter > Extensions > Security, enables Advanced Security, opens the gear icon, turns on Remove Meta Generator, and clicks Save.

By default, WordPress displays the version of WordPress and other plugins that your website is currently running on in a meta generator tag. While this may seem like a harmless piece of information, it can have negative consequences for your website's security. Hackers can use this information to exploit known vulnerabilities in older versions of WordPress or other plugins, putting your website at risk.

There is no option within WordPress to remove this meta tag. But if you are using the [Nexter Extension (Free) plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/nexter-extension/), you can easily remove the WordPress meta generator tag.  

[LIVE EXTENSION LINK](https://nexterwp.com/nexter-extensions/advanced-wordpress-security/)

 

## How to Remove Meta Generator with the Nexter Extension?

If you check the page source code of a WordPress website, you’ll find different meta generator tags showing the WordPress and other plugin versions.

To remove the meta generator tag with the Nexter Extension, from the WordPress Dashboard, go to **Nexter **>** Extensions** > **Security**.

Then go to the **Advanced Security **section, enable the toggle, and click on the gear icon (⚙).

![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/advanced-security-settings-new-1.png)

It will open the Advanced Security popup, then enable the **Remove Meta Generator** toggle and click the **Save** button. 

![remove meta generator](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/remove-meta-generator-new.png)

Now, this will remove all the meta generator tags from the source code.