WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Categories vs Ultimate Category Excluder
Hide Categories
by Eduardo
200+ installs3.7
Ultimate Category Excluder
by Marios Alexandrou
50K+ installs4.3
At a glance
- Ultimate Category Excluder has more active installs: 50K+, against 200+ for Hide Categories.
- On a typical day, Ultimate Category Excluder is downloaded about 118 times, Hide Categories about 3.
- Ultimate Category Excluder is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 78 reviews, against 3.7 from 6 reviews.
- Ultimate Category Excluder was updated more recently: Aug 20, 2026, against Mar 28, 2011 for Hide Categories.
- Ultimate Category Excluder is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 2.8.4 for Hide Categories.
- Hide Categories has been around longer: since 2009, against 2011 for Ultimate Category Excluder.
Line by line
Ultimate Category Excluder leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide Categories | Ultimate Category Excluder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,895 | #771 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 78 | 2.3K |
| Rating | 3.7(6) | 4.3(78) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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