WordPress plugin comparison

Automatic Expiration for Categories vs Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce

Automatic Expiration for Categories

by brightvesseldev

10+ installs4.6

Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce

by NOUS Open Usefull & Simple

10K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Automatic Expiration for Categories.
On a typical day, Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce is downloaded about 91 times, Automatic Expiration for Categories about 1.
Automatic Expiration for Categories is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.1 from 29 reviews.
Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce was updated more recently: Oct 1, 2026, against Sep 11, 2026 for Automatic Expiration for Categories.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Automatic Expiration for Categories has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce.

Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Automatic Expiration for Categories	Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce
Popular rank	#34,700	#1,863
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	33	3.3K
Rating	4.6(7)	4.1(29)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.18	×0.79
Last release	2 months ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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