Hide/Remove Metadata vs Timeago
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 leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,244, ahead of Timeago at #33,842. Over the last 7 days Hide/Remove Metadata climbed 1 place and Timeago slipped 525 places. Hide/Remove Metadata has the largest install base, roughly 2000× the next: 20K+ active installs against 10+ for Timeago. Downloads this week: Hide/Remove Metadata 488 and Timeago 33.
| Metric | Hide/Remove Metadata | Timeago |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,244 ▲ 1 | #33,842 ▼ 525 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 488 | 33 |
| Rating | 3.6★ (14) | no ratings |
| Last updated | May 27, 2026 | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Current version | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,221 | #31,452 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2019 | Mar 2010 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
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, Hide/Remove Metadata or Timeago?
By active installs, Hide/Remove Metadata: 20K+ sites run it against 10+ for Timeago, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 17, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Hide/Remove Metadata or Timeago?
Hide/Remove Metadata, at #1,244 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Timeago at #33,842. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Hide/Remove Metadata or Timeago 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.