Title: Removing version number
Last modified: February 9, 2018
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# Removing version number
* [locker17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locker17/)
* (@locker17)
* [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-version-number/)
* I tried to delete the version number, but whatCMS still detects my wordpress
version. What did I forget?
1. I deleted readme file 2. I protected wordpress
admin page 3. I checked feed 4. I included that in functions.php
* ```
function remove_version_info() {
return '';
}
add_filter('the_generator', 'remove_version_info');
```
* HTML Source Code:
* ```
Klingenbeil
Wartungsarbeiten
Wartung
```
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* [HudsonValleyWebDesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaycbrf/)
* (@jaycbrf)
* [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-version-number/#post-9958153)
* Try this:
* ```
// Cleaning up the WordPress Head
function The_head_cleanup() {
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
add_action('init', 'The_head_cleanup');
```
* Thread Starter [locker17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locker17/)
* (@locker17)
* [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-version-number/#post-9958503)
* I added your code snipet to the Theme’s function.php as well but with no success
🙁
* WhatCMS still shows WP 4.9.4.
Interesting: Wappalyzer addon for FF did not show
it anymore.
* ```
function The_head_cleanup() {
remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
}
add_action('init', 'The_head_cleanup');
```
* Thread Starter [locker17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locker17/)
* (@locker17)
* [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-version-number/#post-9959391)
* I have another website with maintenance mode on it. WP 4.2 something. On this
site the version number is not detected. So it has to do which version of WP
I use I suppose.
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* 3 replies
* 2 participants
* Last reply from: [locker17](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locker17/)
* Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/removing-version-number/#post-9959391)
* Status: not resolved
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