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fris · 09-11-2009, 11:25 AM

Gonna make this quick since Im posting this on my iphone.

Some of your, infact a lot that do this are doing it incorrectly.

This is what 95% of the people have that I see.

Code:

remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');

This will remove it from your theme, but it will still show up in your feeds.

All you have to do is add this to your themes functions.php file. (this is the proper way)

Code:

add_filter('the_generator',create_function('$a',"return null;"));

area51 - BANNED FOR LIFE · 09-11-2009, 11:27 AM

nice tip frissy

mikesouth · 09-11-2009, 11:45 AM

good idea but where in the file does it actually go?

woj · 09-11-2009, 11:48 AM

good tip there

fris · 09-11-2009, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikesouth

good idea but where in the file does it actually go?

Your theme can have a functions.php file which you can have your own custom functions you can use for your theme, you can also override current core functions.

Here are a couple links worth reading

http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Dev...Functions_File

http://www.pearsonified.com/2008/05/...-functions.php

http://yoast.com/wordpress-functions-supercharge-theme/

http://www.flowdrops.com/blog/wordpr...functions-php/

Tjeezers · 09-11-2009, 01:05 PM

thanks for sharing man
You are a true Ninja

Davy · 09-11-2009, 01:23 PM

What's "$a"?

fris · 09-12-2009, 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davy

What's "$a"?

Priority over the default

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09-11-2009, 11:45 AM	#3
mikesouth Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: My High Horse Posts: 6,334	good idea but where in the file does it actually go? __________________ Mike South It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz. Last edited by mikesouth; 09-11-2009 at 11:48 AM..

09-11-2009, 11:48 AM	#4
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09-11-2009, 01:23 PM	#7
Davy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,323	What's "$a"? __________________ --- ICQ 14-76-98 <-- I don't use this at all

09-11-2009, 11:27 AM	#2
area51 - BANNED FOR LIFE So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,164	nice tip frissy