The function wp_head; found in the header.php template file adds unnecessary tags to your WordPress template. These tags are the RSD, or Really Simple Discovery, link, the Windows Live Writer Link and the WordPress version number. I wanted to add this important function to my themes, but I don’t want those tags that WordPress adds by default.
So I created another WordPress plugin to strip these tags out. This plugin will stop all 3 tags from being automatically added to your WordPress header. The WordPress Head Cleaner page is here, and you can download the plugin here.
Sweet man! Just installed it. Thanks.
One minor linkage bug…after I installed it I clicked the link “WordPress Head Cleaner” in the admin/installed plugins section. Link is broken.It links to: http://kempwire.com/wordpress-head-claner-plugin
Thanks for the plugin!
Thank you.
You’re right. Thanks for catching that. I fixed the link, but you will have to wait a few minutes for it to update and then re-install it. Sorry about that.
Why is this necessary? What’s the benefit of removing these tags?
It’s up to you whether you take them out or not.
They’re only added if your theme is using the wp_head(); function. And there is no way to turn them off other than a plugin like this. The wp_head(); function is a powerful hook that many other plugins rely on to add code to your header.
There’s not much benefit of having them in there, so I decided to create a plugin that removed them. Plus having the version of WordPress you are using in your headers could be a security risk for those that don’t use the most current version.
Nice plug-in, thanks!
A clean header is always nice to have. I just have to get rid of all the java crap now:)