When you view the source code of Joomla website, you will notice following meta generator.
This comes default with Joomla!
<meta name="generator" content="Joomla! - Open Source Content Management" />
Did you ever wonder how to remove them?
Well, there are many ways to do that. I will show you the easiest one. You can do this without hacking code.
I came across Joomla Plugin – Bye Bye Generator, which will do your job.
Bye Bye Generator
Very tiny plugin to do precisely – remove Meta generate. You also have the option to rename custom generator. This is compatible with Joomla 2.5 and 3.x
- Download and Install Bye Bye Generator Plugin
- Open the plugin from Plugin Manager
- Click Remove next to generator and publish it.
- Refresh your Joomla website and verify with page source code
I tested and worked as expected!
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Indeed!
There is another free alternative to ByeBye Generator, as it’s functionality is a bit limited. Our Joomla metadata suite plugin allows you to remove the generator tag or brand it. You can also remove the author tag, and add in additional metadata items for your social profiles including OpenGraph data.
Free Download: https://webdesignandcompany.com/products/joomla-metadata-suite/
Hope this helps.
Thanks for sharing, David.
simply super !!
Thanks 🙂
Your welcome!