Remove Meta Generator
Introduction
Strip Joomla fingerprints from your public site: generator and robots meta tags, RSS/Atom feed generator elements, and the X-Powered-By HTTP header.
Remove Meta Generator 1.4 is a full rebuild for Joomla 4, Joomla 5, and Joomla 6. It uses the modern service provider and event subscriber pattern, applies changes through the document API first, then cleans any remaining tags in rendered HTML and feeds.
Keep crawlers and scanners from seeing default Joomla markers, or replace the generator tag with your own brand text. Administrator requests are never touched.
Why site owners choose it
- Generator control — remove, replace with custom text, or leave unchanged
- Robots control — leave, remove, or set a fixed value such as index, follow
- Feed cleanup — strip or replace `` in RSS and Atom output
- Header hardening — optional X-Powered-By removal on the site front end
- API first, regex fallback — document API changes plus a final HTML pass
- Site only — administrator and non HTML/feed documents are skipped
- Upgrade friendly — legacy 1.3 yes/no settings map automatically
Highlights
| Capability | What you get |
|---|---|
| Generator | Remove · replace · leave |
| Robots | Leave · remove · set custom |
| Feeds | RSS/Atom generator cleanup |
| Headers | X-Powered-By removal |
| Scope | Site front end only |
| Exclusions | Optional component skip list |
| Debug | Super-user cleanup log on page |
Quick start
- Install
plg_system_removegenerator_1.4.zipand enable System - Remove Meta Generator - Choose generator and robots behaviour under plugin options
- Clear Joomla cache
- View page source on the site front end to confirm meta tags and headers
Remove Meta Generator 1.4 — less fingerprint, more control. Built for modern Joomla.
Remove Meta Generator
- Version:
- 1.4
- Developer:
- Infyways Solutions
- Last updated:
-
Jul 22 2026
1 week ago - Date added:
- Jun 09 2019
- License:
- GPLv2 or later
- Type:
- Free download
- Includes:
- p
- Compatibility:
- J4 J5 J6
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