Title: Remove wordpress version number
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Remove wordpress version number

 *  Resolved [DK999k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dk999k/)
 * (@dk999k)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-wordpress-version-number/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m trying to remove 2 lines from the ‘Right Now’ section of the dashboard that
   say the name of the theme and the wordpress version number.
 * Could anyone help me remove these two using the functions file of my theme? –
   I’ve tried a few things, but find myself just blindly referencing functions.
 * Any help would be much appreciated!
 * Thanks,
    – D.

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 *  [Web Newbie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/web-newbie/)
 * (@web-newbie)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-wordpress-version-number/#post-2024528)
 * open functions.php from your theme and the following code
 * `remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');`
 *  [rustybulb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustybulb/)
 * (@rustybulb)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-wordpress-version-number/#post-2024665)
 * Although the above will do it, a hacker could still find the version number through
   the RSS feed, so here is an article on how to do it, so it cannot be detected
   at all:
 * [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/the-right-way-to-remove-wordpress-version-number/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/the-right-way-to-remove-wordpress-version-number/)
 *  Thread Starter [DK999k](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dk999k/)
 * (@dk999k)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-wordpress-version-number/#post-2024679)
 * Hey, Thanks for the answers! Though those have no affect on the dashboard. Is
   there anything that can remove it from the dashboard?

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-wordpress-version-number/#post-2024679)
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