WordPress plugin comparison

Hide Admin Menu vs Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce

Hide Admin Menu

by Bhavin Thummar

10K+ installs4.9

Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce

by ThemeSupport

300+ installs4.3

At a glance

Hide Admin Menu has more active installs: 10K+, against 300+ for Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Hide Admin Menu is downloaded about 39 times, Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce about 7.
Hide Admin Menu is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 13 reviews, against 4.3 from 6 reviews.
Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce was updated more recently: May 29, 2026, against May 20, 2025 for Hide Admin Menu.
Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Hide Admin Menu.
Hide Admin Menu has been around longer: since 2017, against 2023 for Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce.

Hide Admin Menu leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Hide Admin Menu	Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce
Popular rank	#1,411	#10,458
Active installs	10K+	300+
Downloads, last 30 days	832	112
Rating	4.9(13)	4.3(6)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.34	×0.55
Last release	1 year ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	8.2

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