Remove Meta Generator 1.4 reduces Joomla fingerprints on your public site. Control generator and robots meta tags, clean RSS/Atom feeds, and strip the X-Powered-By header.

Key highlights:

• Joomla 4, 5 & 6 compatible
• Generator: remove, replace, or leave
• Robots: leave, remove, or set custom
• Feed generator cleanup
• Site front end only

Download

Download the free package plg_system_removegenerator_1.4.zip.

Install

1. System > Install > Extensions
2. Upload plg_system_removegenerator_1.4.zip
3. System > Plugins > System - Remove Meta Generator → Enable
4. Configure options and clear caches

Requirements

• Joomla 4, 5, or 6
• PHP 8.1+ recommended

Generator meta tag

• Remove (default via legacy mapping): clears Joomla generator output
• Replace: set your own generator text
• Leave unchanged: no generator changes

Robots meta tag

• Leave unchanged: Joomla controls robots output
• Remove: strips the robots meta tag
• Set custom value: e.g. index, follow

The plugin updates the document API during onBeforeCompileHead, then runs a final cleanup pass on rendered HTML.

• Clean Feed Generator Tags: remove or replace the <generator> element in RSS/Atom feeds
• Remove X-Powered-By Header: clears the HTTP response header on the site front end
• Strip Joomla HTML Comments: optional removal of common Joomla fingerprint comments

Administrator requests are never modified.

• Exclude Components: comma or newline separated list such as com_ajax
• Debug Mode: super users see which cleanup steps ran on the current page
• Legacy upgrade: leave Generator/Robots mode on “Use legacy setting” to keep 1.3 yes/no behaviour

• Which Joomla versions?

  • Joomla 4, 5, and 6.

• Does it change the administrator?

  • No. Only the site front end is affected.

• Will my 1.3 settings still work?

  • Yes. Choose “Use legacy setting” or leave the new mode fields empty to map the old yes/no options.

• Where can I get help?

  • support.joomlax.com