Właściwy sposób na usuwanie numeru wersji WordPressa

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1. Jiří Vaněk

   Sometimes it fascinates me how many details can be done, e.g. in terms of security, that I would not have thought of. So I removed the Wordpress version from the website according to your instructions.

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2. Ashkan

   function wpbeginner_remove_version()
   what should we write instead of „wpbeginner” _remove_version?
   a specific file name or our website name or what?

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   • WPBeginner Support

     You do not need to change wpbeginner in the function name.

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3. shamol

   code not work

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   • WPBeginner Support

     This is to remove the version number from the HTML header, if you want to remove the text that you are using WordPress then you would want to reach out to your specific theme’s support.

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4. Peter

   It worked like a charm, also for woocommerce version number

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5. Sagar Patil

   it worked, thank you.

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6. Abhishek

   i have added this line in functions.php, but wapplyzer can still detect the version
   remove_action(’wp_head’, 'wp_generator’);

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   • Ben Besselink

     Well Abhi, your code doesn’t remove the version in rss feeds.

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7. bayu

   hy.. a practice that is still usable ? I want to ask, how to hide the plugin that we use information from view page source and various wordpress detector … thanks alot.

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8. Ragoco

   Will this prevent Wordpress from auto-detect and notify me about new versions, so that i can update? Thanks

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   • WPBeginner Support

     No it won’t. We do not recommend you to disable updates. Keeping your WordPress site up to date protects your site from security vulnerabilities. Please see our guide on why you should always use the latest version of WordPress.

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9. Marine

   Hello,

   The functions.php is in my theme or in wp-includes, I have 2 files.
   Tx !!

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   • WPBeginner Support

     The functions.php file in your theme is where you can add custom codes. You should never edit files in wp-includes folder.

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     • Marine

       Tx !

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10. Waqas

    thanks. Great way to do this.

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11. Chris Copland

    For those like me who have read this to the bottom looking for a definitive answer only to be left wanting despite all the possibilities no one has Identified a solution that works for everyone.

    I suggest you load WordPress in Wamp or similar and check every possibility.

    How about the editorial staff have a look remove…remove the wheat from the chaff and re-post
    The Right Way To Remove WordPress Version Number?

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12. nicmare

    why so complicated? make it easy:
    // remove wp version
    add_filter(’the_generator’, '__return_false’);

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    • Ted

      This doesn’t work for me.

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13. Lencho

    If I’m using a a premium theme and the developer who keeps updating it, do I need to worry about this issue?

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14. Nick McBurney

    What do you think to using the following in functions.php?
    remove_action(’wp_head’, 'wp_generator’);

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15. cantor

    this does nothing, I can still get the version number using fingerprinting….

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16. Dan

    Maybe I’m missing something here, but adding the filter does remove the version number but fails to remove it from the end of some of the styles sheets and a few .js files as well from plugins. i.e.

    ….css?ver=3.8.1′ type=’text/css’ media=’all’ />

    Anyway to remove those as well?

    Thanks

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17. Alys

    Hi

    none of these methods work with WP 3.8/ RC2

    I put the code:

    function wpbeginner_remove_version() {
    return ”;
    }
    add_filter(’the_generator’, 'wpbeginner_remove_version’);

    in the bottom of my functions.php file. No effect.

    Here is a sample of the scripts loading when I look at the source code, and you can see the wp ver is still tacked onto the end….

    I tried some of the other code suggestions in this thread, and none of them worked either.

    Perhaps I am doing something wrong?

    Many thank in advance for your suggestions.

    As you can see it is still showing at the end of each.

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    • WPBeginner Support

      Try switching to a default theme and then try to remove generator meta tag.

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18. Vinicius Silva

    thanks this really help me

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19. Chathu

    But still Sucuri shows my Wordpress version using the /wp-admin/js/common.js file.

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    • WPBeginner Support

      You can password protect WordPress admin directory.

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      • Chathu

        Yes, got it. Thank you so much.

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      • Chathu

        Nope. It’s not working. Still sitecheck.sucuri.net show me that admin file,

        Web application version:
        WordPress version: WordPress
        Wordpress Version 3.6.1 based on: http://www.mydomain.com//wp-admin/js/common.js

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20. Igor

    One should also delete readme.html in the root of the website because it contains WP version number.

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21. Madona

    There is a plugin for that. Very simple > http://wordpress.org/plugins/db-prefix-change/installation/

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    • Dave

      That plugin doesn’t remove the version number. It changes the prefix (wp_) for the database tables.

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22. Dave

    It should also be mentioned that if you want to hide the number, you should also get rid of the readme.html file that accompanies WordPress, as it displays the version in big giant numbers right at the top of the page. Last I read, it also hides in a JavaScript file somewhere as well, but I’m not sure which one.

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23. Jeremy Simkins

    I use this to remove the WordPress version.

    'remove_action(’wp_head’, 'wp_generator’); // Remove WordPress version from site’

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24. Travis Smith

    A cleaner way is just this:
    add_filter( 'the_generator', '__return_null' );

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    • Alex

      WHERE DO I ADD THIS add_filter( 'the_generator’, '__return_null’ ); in functions.php WHERE
      WHICH LINE?!

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      • Editorial Staff

        Add it in line 1. As long as it is not part of another function, then it would work.

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25. Matthew Shuey

    This is arguably on of the most useful code snippets ever. Plugins break so this is a perfect way to remove the generator meta tag from WordPress.

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26. mrahmadawais

    Why don’t wpbeginner use it ? :p

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    • wpbeginner

       @mrahmadawais Because we keep the most updated version running.

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27. techispot

    Sorry to say it is not working with feed, I means it not remove version number from feed, I personally add the function you specified , it remove from my home page source but not from rss page source, you can view my rss page source it is still there http://www.techispot.com/feed

    Any one find solution please share

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28. brasofilo

    i wanted to keep the generator without the version number, so i’m returning instead of an empty string…

    is this correct?

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29. Nacin

    Removing the generator code has nothing to do with security, frankly. If someone is targeting your site in particular, there are other effective ways to determine a version number. If it’s just a malicious script, it’s going to try every exploit that has ever worked regardless of your version. Indeed, we have never seen an exploit script attempting to do version detection.

    Also, the statement „While plugins are great, they somewhat slow your site down,” is a bit misleading in this context, I feel. Yes, a lot of plugins that do heavy-lifting will increase drag on a server. But a good amount of core uses the Plugin API to hook into itself, using the same methods as a plugin. And adding this code to functions.php is doing the same thing.

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    • Roger Ruz

      „Also, the statement “While plugins are great, they somewhat slow your site down,” is a bit misleading in this context, I feel. ”

      Nice argument! I’m researching on how to remove plugin scripts that are not necessary/not in use to a page but being requested every time in the server.

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30. N1NJA

    Thanks dude worked like a charm thanks again keep up the good work

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31. Smashing Share

    Thats really great tip. Working perfect! Thanks

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32. topdown

    It still leaves the version in the RSS source
    http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1

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    • Editorial Staff

      Do you have a screenshot? Because we activated this function on a few sites and it didn’t show.

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33. Chuck Reynolds

    The only thing that bothers me about this is that it leaves the line open in the header… not normally an issue but my ocd hates that part

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34. Brian

    I was using the remove_action method. Can’t thank you enough

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35. Ray

    Realized that the „Secure WordPress” plugin already does that for you and more. Assuming most people would be interested in securing their Wordpress (not just hiding the version number), it would be better to make use of that plugin to do all these for you.

    Incidentally, I got to know of the Secure Wordpress plugin via wpbeginner. https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/11-vital-tips-and-hacks-to-protect-your-wordpress-admin-area/

    Nice work guys! Keep on writing!

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    • Editorial Staff

      While plugins are great, they somewhat slow your site down. Why use a plugin if it can be done with a simple function in your functions.php file. But yes Secure WordPress plugin does that as well on all versions older than 2.4.

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      • Ray

        Would have to agree with you on that: just modding the functions.php would be more efficient than adding a plugin just to remove the version number.

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36. Nick

    Ok, I’ve found the error.

    You must add the created function in the plugin.php file and not in the function.php file.

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    • Editorial Staff

      The whole idea for this code is so you don’t have to edit any core files. If you edit plugin.php whenever you next update WordPress it will come back.

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      • Nick

        Ok the error was mine, I was modifying the wrong function.php file.
        The correct one is function.php inside the theme directory and not the one in the core.

        Thank you!!!

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37. Nick

    It’s strange, it gives me the error:
    Call to undefined function: add_filter()

    But I’ve checked the plugin.php file and I have obviously the add_filter() funciont defined.

    Any suggestion? Ths.

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    • Editorial Staff

      Did you copy and paste the code exactly from this site? It has to be inside php tags.

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38. Djolhan

    It’s a nice tips, thanks a lot ! Probably the best way to remove it !

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39. Duncan

    Great tip! nice to see a complete fix tutorial out there.

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40. Roseli A. Bakar

    I’m sure a lot of bloggers doesn’t know how to remove the wordpress version correctly, this post is a great help.

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41. Cayo Medeiros aka. yogodoshi

    Will it remove only the version number or the „WordPress” name too?

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    • Editorial Staff

      It will remove both. The entire generator code.

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