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Strip Image Metadata

by Martin von Berg · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.8.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 8.0+

Strip Image Metadata has 200+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,262 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 25, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Strip Image Metadata at a glance

Active installs
200+
Total downloads
4,262
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Strip Image Metadata well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1

Features

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

  • Handle AVIF and WEBP-Images, too
  • set / add / change Copyright, Artist or Credit Information in JPG and WEBP images Files
  • Set an upper Size Limit for the Stripping. All Files with Width greater than Size Limit won’t be stripped
  • Show some more Information in the Image Edit Panel
  • Set a Minimum version for Imagick (3.4.4) and Gmagick (2.0.5) to handle files at all. Gmagick is still limited in functionality

Strip Image Metadata reviews and ratings

1 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

1 reviews

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  • Perfect

    Thank you Martin for making this plugin! Works perfectly. Really appreciate the work you put into making it. You saved me a real headache of having to edit all this meta data manually from 1000+ images ❤

    ximbor

Details

Strip potentially sensitive metadata from JPG, WebP and AVIF images on upload or via bulk processing.

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

Tags

  • exif
  • image
  • metadata
  • privacy
  • strip

More from Martin von Berg

Version
1.8.0
Last updated
Aug 25, 2026
First published
Aug 11, 2023
Requires WordPress
6.0
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Strip Image Metadata FAQ

What does Strip Image Metadata do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Strip Image Metadata offers Handle AVIF and WEBP-Images, too, set / add / change Copyright, Artist or Credit Information in JPG and WEBP images Files, Set an upper Size Limit for the Stripping. All Files with Width greater than Size Limit won’t be stripped, Show some more Information in the Image Edit Panel and Set a Minimum version for Imagick (3.4.4) and Gmagick (2.0.5) to handle files at all. Gmagick is still limited in functionality.

How many active installs does Strip Image Metadata have?

WordPress.org reports 200+ active installs for Strip Image Metadata as of September 7, 2026.

Is Strip Image Metadata still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 25, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Strip Image Metadata free?

Strip Image Metadata is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.