Hide/Remove Metadata vs Today's Date
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 #1,239, ahead of Today's Date at #17,684. Over the last 7 days Hide/Remove Metadata climbed 1 place and Today's Date climbed 90 places. Hide/Remove Metadata has the largest install base, roughly 250× the next: 20K+ active installs against 80+ for Today's Date. Downloads this week: Hide/Remove Metadata 618 and Today's Date 17. Ratings: Hide/Remove Metadata 3.6★ from 14 and Today's Date 5★ from 5 reviews.
| Metric | Hide/Remove Metadata | Today's Date |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,239 ▲ 1 | #17,684 ▲ 90 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 618 | 17 |
| Rating | 3.6★ (14) | 5★ (5) |
| Last updated | May 27, 2026 | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Current version | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #1,221 | #17,206 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jun 2019 | Aug 2013 |
| 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 Today's Date?
By active installs, Hide/Remove Metadata: 20K+ sites run it against 80+ for Today's Date, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Hide/Remove Metadata or Today's Date?
Hide/Remove Metadata, at #1,239 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Today's Date at #17,684. 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 Today's Date 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.