WP Strip Image Metadata is a privacy focused WordPress plugin that helps in removing potentially sensitive metadata from your uploaded images.<\/p>\n\n
What is image metadata?<\/p>\n\n
Image metadata is extra information embedded in image files. This information is stored in a variety of formats and contains items like the model of the camera that took a photo.<\/p>\n\n
However, image metadata may also contain identifying information such as the GPS location coordinates of an image taken with a smartphone for example.<\/p>\n\n
This plugin provides an easy enabled\/disabled setting so you can make the call on when image metadata should be removed.<\/p>\n\n
Note: this plugin requires the \"Imagick\" or \"Gmagick\" PHP extension to function.<\/p>\n\n\n
If you aren't sure, after installing the plugin, in WP Admin navigate to: Settings > Strip Image Metadata<\/p>\n\n
Under \"Plugin Information\" it will show if the required extension is active on the site or not.<\/p>\n\n
If a compatible extension is not found, try asking your webhost or system administrator if either one can be enabled.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes, there is a bulk action included. In WP Admin navigate to the Media library and make sure you are using the List view.<\/p>\n\n
Select which images you'd like to strip metadata from and then select the \"WP Strip Image Metadata\" bulk action.<\/p>\n\n
This can be a resource intensive process, so please only select a handful of images at one time for processing.<\/p><\/dd>\n
Yes, if metadata stripping is enabled then all generated subsizes at the time of upload will have the metadate removed.<\/p>\n\n
The included bulk action will also remove metadata from all subsizes as well.<\/p><\/dd>\n
In WP Admin, from your Media library you can select an image and click \"Edit\" (in List view) or \"Edit more details\" (in Grid view).<\/p>\n\n
On the Edit page for the image, there will be an admin notice at the top with the \"expand for image EXIF data\" text. This should work for jpg\/jpeg files, but other image types may not display EXIF info.<\/p>\n\n
You might try uploading a test image with the \"Image Metadata Stripping\" setting disabled, and then the same image again with the setting enabled to view the difference.<\/p>\n\n
Here are some good sample images for testing: https:\/\/github.com\/ianare\/exif-samples\/tree\/master\/jpg\/gps<\/p>\n\n
Popular image editing applications such as Photoshop or Affinity Photo also have the capability to inspect image metadata which can prove useful.<\/p><\/dd>\n
No, removing image metadata is permanent. If you would like the metadata kept, you should keep an offsite backup copy of your images.<\/p><\/dd>\n
By default the plugin will process jpg\/jpeg files.<\/p>\n\n
To add other file types you can use the \"wp_strip_image_metadata_image_file_types\" filter.<\/p><\/dd>\n