You might try a plugin and a respective ordering... https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/byebyegenerator/

Point being, this is injected into the page - against Best Practices and I should NOT have to add to the payload of the page to remove it.

This is the equivalent of a Back link, and I DO NOT pay you guys to do your advertising for you; particularly when you have not asked for the privilege or given me any way to decline.

Additionally, as I said earlier, I already use "Admin Tools" to modify this setting and even reordering the plugin does not solve it.

Hello Steve

Thanks for contacting us. Please go to this location: plugins/system/helixultimate/src/Core and in HelixUltimate.php file comment out or delete 323 line for now. We will try to include a solution to add your own text there in the next version.

Best regards

Thank you very much. That worked. A permanent fix would be much appreciated.

You are welcome. Yes, in the next update.

BTW

You are not the first person asked for this, so probably we will add On/off for this meta in template options.

Admin Tools - can remove only meta from orginal Joomla, not from template - it works in different way.

Hi, there's already such option in the Global Configuration on the Meta section (that i always set to off), so why do not use this this setting ? And I must say that with the last Helix Ultimate system 2.0.13, the Generator Tag is still present by default. (and still showing a 2018 for the date). Thanks in advance Regards

Agree with you, Gregory. Joomshaper went this way since v2.0.9 : https://www.joomshaper.com/documentation/helix-framework/customization-tips#how-to-disable-hide-meta-generator-with-helix-ultimate-name