{"id":1175,"date":"2025-10-03T00:50:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T22:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/?post_type=situations&#038;p=1175"},"modified":"2025-10-08T01:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T00:28:14","slug":"remove-metadata-from-images","status":"publish","type":"situations","link":"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/help-with\/remove-metadata-from-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove metadata from images"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your website or web app serves images that contain what&#8217;s known as metadata, meaning data that has been embedded invisibly within the image file?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be quite sensitive: metadata often includes not only information about the image&#8217;s author, the software or camera used&#8230; but even location data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern CMS systems, blogs, and apps now automatically remove such data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is not always the case with older or custom solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I check if metadata is visible in your systems and suggest solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Often, a small code change is all it takes to fix the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-77f1c13e alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div style=\"height:1em\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"related-block_df8b5520be71c78438c495d219558559\" class=\"wp-block-webhelfer-related related-block related-template-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Similar services I offer: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"related-list-inline\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/help-with\/datenschutzpruefung-hat-maengel-ergeben\/\" class=\"related-link-inline\">Fix issues from an data protection audit<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/help-with\/newsletter-anmeldung-rechtskonform\/\" class=\"related-link-inline\">Newsletter registration compliant with regulations<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/help-with\/social-media-embeds-datenschutzkonform-machen\/\" class=\"related-link-inline\">Make social media embeds compliant with data protection regulations.<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/help-with\/analytics-ohne-datenschutz-probleme\/\" class=\"related-link-inline\">Analytics without data protection issues<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/help-with\/embed-google-fonts-locally\/\" class=\"related-link-inline\">Embed Google fonts and similar media locally<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b3b02929 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\t<div id=\"offers-block_6f85c67295a1e4cd1d58e3131a4fe23d\" class=\"wp-block-webhelfer-offers offers-block\" data-items-per-row=\"3\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offers-grid\" style=\"--items-per-row: 3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offer-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offer-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-main\">FREE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"offer-title\">Consultation &amp; estimate<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"offer-subtitle\">phone or email, 15 mins max<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/webmechanic\/free-estimate\" class=\"button-cta size-lg offer-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offer-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offer-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-main\">starting at<br>80 EUR<br>95 USD<br>70 GBP\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-postfix\">per hour<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"offer-title\">Regular service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"offer-subtitle\">minimum 1 hour<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/webmechanic\/book\" class=\"button-cta size-lg offer-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offer-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offer-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-main\">tbd<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"offer-title\">Emergency service<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"offer-subtitle\">minimum 1 hour<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/webmechanic\/emergency-consultation\/\" class=\"button-cta size-lg offer-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRequest help\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container is-style-feature uagb-block-e2fa32db alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\t<div id=\"features-block_245a7f97627a6ced7652194727e3d9be\" class=\"wp-block-webhelfer-features features-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"features-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-item\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/themes\/webhelfer\/assets\/images\/check.svg\" alt=\"25+ years&#039;\/\/experience\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"feature-title\">25+ years&#039;<br>experience<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"feature-subtitle\">in web development since the days of dial-up modems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-item\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/themes\/webhelfer\/assets\/images\/check.svg\" alt=\"Friendly\/\/&amp; flexible\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"feature-title\">Friendly<br>&amp; flexible<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"feature-subtitle\">Working to find a solution for you &#8211; no matter the situation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-item\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/themes\/webhelfer\/assets\/images\/check.svg\" alt=\"Data\/\/ protection\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"feature-title\">Data<br> protection<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"feature-subtitle\">My work is subject to strict EU GDPR rules.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-item\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-content-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/themes\/webhelfer\/assets\/images\/check.svg\" alt=\"Independent\/\/&amp; transparent\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"feature-title\">Independent<br>&amp; transparent<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"feature-subtitle\">I do not receive kickbacks or commissions for my recommendations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a9dfdcbd alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-hero\">Your web mechanic:<br><strong>Pekka Gaiser<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\t<div id=\"social-block_e7b6fe52639dcc19779d3e47e62c7ad7\" class=\"wp-block-webhelfer-social social-block\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"social-links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pekkagaiser\/\" class=\"button-social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/linkedin.png\" alt=\"LinkedIn\" class=\"social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"social-label\">LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pekka_net\" class=\"button-social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/x.png\" alt=\"Twitter\" class=\"social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"social-label\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pekka\" class=\"button-social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/github.png\" alt=\"Github\" class=\"social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"social-label\">Github<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/users\/187606\/pekka\" class=\"button-social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/stack-overflow-1-1.png\" alt=\"Stack Overflow\" class=\"social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"social-label\">Stack Overflow<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9e579b68 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6504badb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-c628e299 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/pekka-portrait.orig_-2.jpg ,https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/pekka-portrait.orig_-2.jpg 780w, https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/pekka-portrait.orig_-2.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/pekka.net\/webmechanic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/pekka-portrait.orig_-2.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Pekka Gaiser\" class=\"uag-image-971\" width=\"651\" height=\"689\" title=\"pekka-portrait.orig\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9afd4a62\">\n<p>Freelance web developer, designer, and administrator since 2001, working for <a href=\"https:\/\/kaiuk.co.uk\/\">KAI<\/a> in London, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.netcologne.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NetCologne<\/a>, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decades-long client relationships, e.g. with a nationwide vehicle rental chain in Germany for whom I build and maintain the electronic booking system and web presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Active in many support communities. 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