WordPress plugin comparison

Remove Posts in Category From Homepage vs WP Meta and Date Remover

Remove Posts in Category From Homepage

by David Walsh

100+ installs4.9

WP Meta and Date Remover

by prasadkirpekar

80K+ installs4.2

At a glance

WP Meta and Date Remover has more active installs: 80K+, against 100+ for Remove Posts in Category From Homepage.
On a typical day, WP Meta and Date Remover is downloaded about 292 times, Remove Posts in Category From Homepage about 3.
Remove Posts in Category From Homepage is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.2 from 71 reviews.
WP Meta and Date Remover was updated more recently: May 31, 2026, against Feb 23, 2016 for Remove Posts in Category From Homepage.
WP Meta and Date Remover is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for Remove Posts in Category From Homepage.
Remove Posts in Category From Homepage has been around longer: since 2012, against 2015 for WP Meta and Date Remover.

WP Meta and Date Remover leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Remove Posts in Category From Homepage	WP Meta and Date Remover
Popular rank	#14,612	#499
Active installs	100+	80K+
Downloads, last 30 days	61	9.3K
Rating	4.9(7)	4.2(71)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.20
Last release	10 years ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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