WordPress plugin comparison
Hide Posts vs Category Show
At a glance
- Hide Posts has more active installs: 20K+, against 100+ for Category Show.
- On a typical day, Hide Posts is downloaded about 107 times, Category Show about 2.
- Category Show is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.7 from 22 reviews.
- Hide Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Mar 11, 2011 for Category Show.
- Hide Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.1.4 for Category Show.
- Category Show has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for Hide Posts.
Line by line
Hide Posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide Posts |  Category Show |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,329 | #15,947 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 100+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.1K | 37 |
| Rating | 4.7(22) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.92 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 7 days ago | 15 years 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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