Choose where author and date details are handled

WP Meta and Date Remover Pro lets you choose whether to hide author and date information on posts and pages in the frontend, the page source, or both. CSS and PHP handle the information differently, so the choice affects what is hidden and where.

CSS hides theme details; PHP filters function results

The CSS method registers styles that hide information inside a theme’s metadata class. The details may remain in the page source. If the theme uses a different class or the information stays visible, find the metadata class in the theme CSS and adjust the supplied CSS through the plugin editor or settings.

The PHP method filters results from functions such as get_date() and get_time(). It offers another option when CSS does not produce the desired result and removes metadata from the page source.

Visual editing and targeted Pro controls

The Visual Remover provides an editor for hiding or removing content from WordPress pages. Pro also works with custom post types, category exclusions, and individual post controls. You can remove dates only from older posts, or use the Yoast SEO schema option to remove datePublished and dateModified.

Custom snippets are deprecated

The deprecated feature provides a custom function that theme HTML code can wrap around; its snippet and behavior can be managed from extension settings.

Install and configure

Install the plugin with the built-in WordPress installer or copy its folder into /wp-content/extensions, then activate it from the Plugins page. Open Settings, choose whether removal applies to the frontend, page source, or both, and save your changes.

If details remain visible, check the metadata class in your theme and adjust the CSS. Search engines may take time to reflect changes; resubmitting the sitemap in webmaster utilities is also recommended.