Completely Remove WordPress Version String from Header and Feeds

⚡ Target: functions.php 🔒 Tested: WP 6.6+ / PHP 8.2+ 💻 Lang: PHP

PHP (functions.php)

remove_action( 'wp_head', 'wp_generator' );
add_filter( 'the_generator', '__return_empty_string' );
add_filter( 'style_loader_src', fn( $src ) => remove_query_arg( 'ver', $src ) );
add_filter( 'script_loader_src', fn( $src ) => remove_query_arg( 'ver', $src ) );

Prevent automated vulnerability scanners from identifying your exact WordPress core version across HTML meta tags, scripts, and RSS feeds.