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WH Tweaks

by webheadcoder · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.3 Tested up to WP 6.9.10

WH Tweaks has 90+ active installs on WordPress.org and 4,765 downloads all time. It was downloaded 133 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on January 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

WH Tweaks at a glance

Active installs
90+
was 100+ 30 days ago
Total downloads
4,765
Downloads, last 30 days
133
30-day growth
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downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is WH Tweaks well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.9.10, not yet with the current 7.1.3

Features

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

  • Allow excerpts to show links
  • Obscure login errors so an attacker will not know if a username exists
  • Hide WordPress version in both meta tags and script inclusions
  • Make category children highlighted with a subtle gray background
  • Some added shortcodes
  • Customize login
  • Remove emoji scripts and styles
  • Automatically set the Return-Path to the From address if it’s not already set (Trac #22837)
  • Show private pages in parent dropdowns (Trac #8592)
  • Allow commas in category terms (Trac #14691)
  • Show sidebar from main site in Multisite (Trac #22370)
  • Disable default WordPress REST API endpoints

WH Tweaks 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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  • Really useful plugin

    Found this plugin by accident because it solves the 'Show private pages in Parent dropdowns' issue - which has been waiting for action for nearly 10 years. Worth it for this alone although it has several other useful features.

    Victor_Delta

Download and install history

186 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
WH Tweaks downloads per day05101520Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
WH Tweaks active installs0255075100Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
WH Tweaks rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
WH Tweaks review count00.30.50.81Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Details

Common functionality WordPress core should have but maybe shouldn't.

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

Tags

  • bugs
  • codex
  • fix
  • problems
  • Trac

More from webheadcoder

Version
1.0.3
Last updated
Jan 7, 2026
First published
Jul 6, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
6.9.10
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

WH Tweaks FAQ

What does WH Tweaks do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, WH Tweaks offers Allow excerpts to show links, Obscure login errors so an attacker will not know if a username exists, Hide WordPress version in both meta tags and script inclusions, Make category children highlighted with a subtle gray background and Some added shortcodes.

How many active installs does WH Tweaks have?

WordPress.org reports 90+ active installs for WH Tweaks as of October 22, 2026.

Is WH Tweaks still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on January 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 6.9.10.

Is WH Tweaks free?

WH Tweaks is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.