Hide/Remove Text
Easily hide/remove e-mails, urls, phone numbers and other text from your users. The actual text is never removed; it is just hidden from website visitors.
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Hide/Remove Text shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 6 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Hide/Remove Text stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| hide | >100 |
| regex | >100 |
| remove | >100 |
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Hide/Remove Text
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Easily hide/remove e-mails, urls, phone numbers and other text from your users. The actual text is never removed; it is just hidden from website visitors.
Installation
- Download the plugin, unzip it and move the unzipped folder to the “wp-content/plugins” directory in your WordPress installation.
- In your admin panel, go to Plugins and you’ll find Hide/Remove Text in the plugins section.
- Click on the ‘Activate’ button to use your new plugin right away.
- Go to ‘Settings’ and then to ‘Hide/Remove Text’ to configure the plugin.
- Done 🙂
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FAQ
Hide/Remove Text: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026
Is Hide/Remove Text free?
Yes. Hide/Remove Text is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Hide/Remove Text safe to use in 2026?
Hide/Remove Text shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 28/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Hide/Remove Text?
Hide/Remove Text is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,864 times since it launched in April 2020. It was downloaded 70 times in the last 30 days.
Does Hide/Remove Text work with WordPress 7.1?
Hide/Remove Text is officially tested up to WordPress 5.4.23, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Hide/Remove Text last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on April 14, 2020 (6 years ago).
Who makes Hide/Remove Text?
Hide/Remove Text is developed and maintained by trivetechnology.
What are the best alternatives to Hide/Remove Text?
The most popular alternatives to Hide/Remove Text are Email Encoder (90K+ installs), If Menu (50K+ installs) and WP Hide & Security Enhancer (50K+ installs).
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