[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #4803: WordPress should be inserting its generator tag via the wp_head hook

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#4803: WordPress should be inserting its generator tag via the wp_head hook
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 Reporter:  JeremyVisser           |        Owner:  westi     
     Type:  enhancement            |       Status:  assigned  
 Priority:  low                    |    Milestone:  2.4 (next)
Component:  Template               |      Version:  2.3       
 Severity:  trivial                |   Resolution:            
 Keywords:  has-patch 2nd-opinion  |  
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Comment (by Otto42):

 Matt Cutts argued for removing the generator tag entirely at WordCamp
 2007. See here (Powerpoint presentation, slide 27 of 28):
 http://www.mattcutts.com/files/Whitehat-SEO-tips-for-bloggers.ppt

 Two thoughts:

 1. Are we actually getting any relevant or useful stats out of this? If
 not, then it should go away entirely, as it's useless.

 2. Is the version number really necessary? If we get stats that pertain to
 installed base, wouldn't just content='WordPress' be enough, instead of
 including the version as well?

 -1 on moving it to core without some debate on eliminating it entirely.

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