WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Categories vs Hide Posts
At a glance
- Hide Posts has more active installs: 20K+, against 200+ for Hide Categories.
- On a typical day, Hide Posts is downloaded about 107 times, Hide Categories about 3.
- Hide Posts is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 22 reviews, against 3.7 from 6 reviews.
- Hide Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Mar 28, 2011 for Hide Categories.
- Hide Posts 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 2017 for Hide Posts.
Line by line
Hide Posts leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Categories |  Hide Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #11,875 | #1,332 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 81 | 9.2K |
| Rating | 3.7(6) | 4.7(22) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 2.8.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.92 |
| Last release | 15 years ago | 6 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.3 |
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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