WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Posts by Category vs Hide/Remove Metadata
Hide Posts by Category
by jrybacek
Fewer than 10 installs
Hide/Remove Metadata
by Catch Plugins
20K+ installs3.6
At a glance
- Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Hide Posts by Category.
- On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Hide Posts by Category about 1.
- Hide Posts by Category has no reviews yet.
- Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Dec 21, 2019 for Hide Posts by Category.
- Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 5.3.27 for Hide Posts by Category.
Line by line
Hide/Remove Metadata leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Posts by Category | Hide/Remove Metadata |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #72,372 | #1,239 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 26 | 2.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.6(14) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 5.3.27 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.81 |
| Last release | 6 years ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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