Date Translator vs Hide/Remove Metadata
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Hide/Remove Metadata ranks #1,239 on the popular list; Date Translator is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Hide/Remove Metadata has the largest install base, roughly 286× the next: 20K+ active installs against 70+ for Date Translator. Downloads this week: Hide/Remove Metadata 646 and Date Translator 20. Ratings: Date Translator 5★ from 1 and Hide/Remove Metadata 3.6★ from 14 reviews.
| Metric | Date Translator | Hide/Remove Metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,239 ▲ 3 |
| Active installs | 70+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 20 | 646 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 3.6★ (14) |
| Last updated | Sep 28, 2016 | May 27, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.0 | 2.1 |
| Best rank on record | #17,914 | #1,221 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2015 | Jun 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Date Translator or Hide/Remove Metadata?
By active installs, Hide/Remove Metadata: 20K+ sites run it against 70+ for Date Translator, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 28, 2026.
Are Date Translator or Hide/Remove Metadata alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.