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Remove Query Arg from Media

Remove Query Arg from Media URLs ?_=1

by Angelo Mandato · WordPress.org page · Website

v0.1 Tested up to WP 4.7.35

Remove Query Arg from Media has 10+ active installs on WordPress.org and 1,685 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on January 7, 2017, tested up to WordPress 4.7.35.

Remove Query Arg from Media at a glance

Active installs
10+
Total downloads
1,685
Downloads, last 30 days
–
available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
–
tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Remove Query Arg from Media well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.7.35, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Page Loading Performance: Improve page speed scores with services like PageSpeed, YSlow, Pingdoom and GTmetrix
  • Caching: Links with query string parameters such as “?” followed by name=value pairs separated by ‘&’ in the URL are typically not cacheable
  • Statistics and Analytics: Prevent statistics and analytics services from including the query string in reporting

Details

Remove the query string ?_=1 added by WordPress adds to media URLs in HTML5 audio and video mediaelement.js players.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • audio-video
  • mp3
  • podcast
  • podcasting
  • powerpress

More from Angelo Mandato

Version
0.1
Last updated
Jan 7, 2017
First published
Jan 7, 2017
Requires WordPress
3.7
Tested up to
4.7.35
Requires PHP
–
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Remove Query Arg from Media FAQ

What does Remove Query Arg from Media do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Remove Query Arg from Media offers Page Loading Performance: Improve page speed scores with services like PageSpeed, YSlow, Pingdoom and GTmetrix, Caching: Links with query string parameters such as “?” followed by name=value pairs separated by ‘&’ in the URL are typically not cacheable and Statistics and Analytics: Prevent statistics and analytics services from including the query string in reporting.

How many active installs does Remove Query Arg from Media have?

WordPress.org reports 10+ active installs for Remove Query Arg from Media as of September 7, 2026.

Is Remove Query Arg from Media still maintained?

The last release was on January 7, 2017, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Remove Query Arg from Media free?

Remove Query Arg from Media is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.