WordPress plugin comparison
Hide/Remove Metadata vs Simple Exclude Categories
Hide/Remove Metadata
by Catch Plugins
20K+ installs3.6
Simple Exclude Categories
by Hung Trang Si
100+ installs4.2
At a glance
- Hide/Remove Metadata has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Simple Exclude Categories.
- On a typical day, Hide/Remove Metadata is downloaded about 75 times, Simple Exclude Categories about 3.
- Simple Exclude Categories is rated higher: 4.2 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 3.6 from 14 reviews.
- Hide/Remove Metadata was updated more recently: May 27, 2026, against Feb 26, 2018 for Simple Exclude Categories.
- Hide/Remove Metadata is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.9.35 for Simple Exclude Categories.
- Simple Exclude Categories has been around longer: since 2014, against 2019 for Hide/Remove Metadata.
Line by line
Hide/Remove Metadata leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide/Remove Metadata | Simple Exclude Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,239 | #13,516 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.2K | 77 |
| Rating | 3.6(14) | 4.2(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.9.35 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.81 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 5 months ago | 8 years 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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