How to Remove WordPress Generator Meta Tag

Publish : 2020 Dec 17 1684 view Cat : AVANETCO
Secure WordPress
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Are you looking for a way to remove the meta generator tag? This snippet will let you remove the meta generator tag from the WordPress header for security reasons.

Instructions:

All you have to do is add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or in a site-specific plugin:

remove_action(‘wp_head’, ‘wp_generator’);

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly copy / paste code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.