WordPress plugin comparison

Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery vs Hide/Remove Metadata

Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery

by wpTerra

1K+ installs5.0

Hide/Remove Metadata

by Catch Plugins

20K+ installs3.6

At a glance

Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 1K+ for Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery.
On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery about 9.
Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 16 reviews, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Mar 28, 2025 for Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery.
Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.7.11 for Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery.

Hide/Remove Metadata leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Hide Content by User Role for WPBakery	Hide/Remove Metadata
Popular rank	#6,010	#1,239
Active installs	1K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	208	2.2K
Rating	5.0(16)	3.6(14)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	6.7.11	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.81
Last release	1 year ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	5.6	7.4

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