Title: WordPress Version # Exposed
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# WordPress Version # Exposed

 *  [Jim Burnett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackfault/)
 * (@blackfault)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-version-exposed/)
 * For those that are security conscious… the plugin reveals wordpress version information.
   The use of get_bloginfo(‘version’) on line 1624 in sitemap-core.php will reveal
   the wordpress version. Nothing super mission critical, but bots will pick this
   up and wp-scan your site.
 * This line should be made optional if possible…
 * $this->AddElement(new GoogleSitemapGeneratorDebugEntry(“generator=\”wordpress/”.
   get_bloginfo(‘version’) . “\””));
 * Thanks for the great plugin too btw.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/)

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 * Last reply from: [Jim Burnett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blackfault/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-version-exposed/)
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