Title: Remove Widget Titles Author: Stephen Cronin Published: Сэтинньи 23, 2011 Last modified: Бэс ыйа 21, 2017 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/remove-widget-titles.svg) # Remove Widget Titles By [Stephen Cronin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stephencronin/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/remove-widget-titles.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-widget-titles/#description) * [Reviews](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-widget-titles/#reviews) * [Installation](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-widget-titles/#installation) * [Development](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-widget-titles/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/) ## Description The [Remove Widget Titles](http://scratch99.com/products/remove-widget-titles/) plugin removes the title from any widget that has a title starting with the “!” character. #### Why Use It? This allows you to give widgets a title in the backend for convenience — so you can quickly see which widget is which, rather than having to open them to work out what they are for — without having to show the title on the front end. #### How To Use (once plugin is installed) If you have a widget for which you do not want the title to appear on the front end of your site, simply add the “!” character to the start of the widget title ( in Appearance -> Widgets). #### Compatibility * This plugin requires WordPress 2.6 or above. * I am not currently aware of any compatibility issues with any other WordPress plugins. #### Similar Plugins There is another plugin called [Hide Widget Title](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hide-widget-title/), but that leaves the widget title in the page source and hides it using CSS (adding another http request which slows load time slightly). Remove Widget Titles actually removes the widget title from the HTML. The plugin is only 7 lines of code, so it is extremely light and has minimal impact on performance. #### Support This plugin is officially not supported (due to my time constraints), but if you leave a comment on the plugin’s home page or [contact me](http://www.scratch99.com/contact/), I’ll try to help if I can. #### Disclaimer This plugin is released under the [GPL licence](http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html). I do not accept any responsibility for any damages or losses, direct or indirect, that may arise from using the plugin or these instructions. This software is provided as is, with absolutely no warranty. Please refer to the full version of the GPL license for more information. #### Acknowledgements This plugin was originally written for [QPS Media](http://twitter.com/#!/qpsmedia), who have allowed me to release it to the WordPress community and maintain ownership of the plugin. ## Installation 1. Download the plugin file and unzip it. 2. Upload the `remove-widget-titles` folder to the `wp-content/plugins/` folder. 3. Activate the Remove Widget Titles plugin within WordPress. Alternatively, you can install the plugin automatically through the WordPress Admin interface by going to Plugins -> Add New and searching for Remove Widget Titles. ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Download the plugin file and unzip it. 2. Upload the `remove-widget-titles` folder to the `wp-content/plugins/` folder. 3. Activate the Remove Widget Titles plugin within WordPress. Alternatively, you can install the plugin automatically through the WordPress Admin interface by going to Plugins -> Add New and searching for Remove Widget Titles. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d098cf75872b7dfde444ea4c34d7cc8d1899a9550f337f15d3485c9456bd09b5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Custom titles](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-titles-6/)󠁿 [Wizard_134](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wizard_134/) От ыйа 14, 2021 Thank you for helpful plugin! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b24fc653bfaec43d40af1bd7249b2c4d91a9ced7a0eaafc6342b651229b2f161? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very lightweight and flawless execution](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-lightweight-and-flawless-execution/)󠁿 [wynden](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wynden/) Тохсунньу 3, 2019 This not only allowed me to label custom html widgets, but also removed default widget titles from displaying on my page that I had no option to omit before. Works like a charm! Thank you so much!! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d4ec82a6c6007683924d68ec6cf6cc2a453537b02885d1d97ed667df77a66009? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Brilliant. +1 Core. Plus a little tip](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/brilliant-1-core-plus-a-little-tip/)󠁿 [michaelquinn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/michaelquinn/) От ыйа 23, 2017 Brilliant and simple. Absolutely should be in Core. Little tip — your title just needs to start with “!”, you can have a space after the “!”. i.e. “! Hello World”, which I think is nicer and easier to read than “!Hello World”. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0c087a90918ced2482f2c405caaf60c5273c3a6ad60152aa7e7f78502fa93ddb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very good](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-good-276/)󠁿 [val_pepi](https://profiles.wordpress.org/val_pepi/) Балаҕан ыйа 24, 2016 Must have plugin! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/134ebd508f716d12e58247adf8bb23360b9aa78e9b653aad7b15063fffdc05db? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[A Must Have!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-must-have-203/)󠁿 [Arleen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/asales/) Балаҕан ыйа 3, 2016 It just works! And I agree with other commenters that it should be in WP core. Thank you for this needed plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c4bcc39d994162ab6d93c58425e6f383cf3d818c161b4246deffb3638f46d16f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[So simple.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/so-simple-40/)󠁿 [brightcoconut](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adamkayce/) Балаҕан ыйа 3, 2016 How did I not know about this before? All the css… sheesh. Brilliant. [ Read all 27 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Remove Widget Titles” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Stephen Cronin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stephencronin/) [Translate “Remove Widget Titles” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/remove-widget-titles) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/remove-widget-titles/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/remove-widget-titles/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-widget-titles/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/remove-widget-titles/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 (23 November 2011) * Initial Release ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **8 сыл ago** * Active installations **7, 000+** * WordPress version ** 2.6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.8.28** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/remove-widget-titles/) * Tags * [hide](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hide/)[remove](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/remove/) [usability](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/usability/)[widget](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) [widget titles](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget-titles/) * [Advanced View](https://sah.wordpress.org/plugins/remove-widget-titles/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 27 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/remove-widget-titles/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Stephen Cronin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stephencronin/) ## Support Got something to say? 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