Best exclude plugins for WordPress
The most popular exclude plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups leads with 4K+ active installs, ahead of Folder Excluder for AIO WP Migration (1K+) and PE Category Filter (200+). All 23 plugins tagged “exclude” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 exclude plugins
- 1.
Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus BackupsThe most installed exclude plugin, with 4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Folder Excluder for AIO WP Migration1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 3.
PE Category Filter200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
Simple Exclude Categories100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 5.
Unlisted Posts100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Exclude Pages from Search Results100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
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Category Excluder Widget100+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 8.
Exclude Files for AIO WP Migration80+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
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Categories but exclude50+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
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Media Type Excluder For AIOWP Migration50+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 23 plugins tagged “exclude”
Exclude Image Thumbnails From UpdraftPlus Backups
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,564by David Baumwald1 year ago
An UpdraftPlus extension that excludes image size thumbnails, generated by WordPress, from Updraft backups.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(11)
- Downloads
- 25/day
Folder Excluder for AIO WP Migration
Down in the last 7 days:85#5,835by zeeshanx5 years ago
This plugin provides functionality to exclude extra folders like Updraft, WpBackup etc from been backed up in All in One WP Migration backup tool.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PE Category Filter
Up in the last 7 days:89#12,139by Pavel Espinal2 months ago
Modern WordPress plugin for filtering categories from home page with performance optimization and security enhancements.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Simple Exclude Categories
Down in the last 7 days:44#13,516by Hung Trang Si8 years ago
Hide posts in categories on WordPress Homepage
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Unlisted Posts
Up in the last 7 days:539#14,310by Andy Feliciotti26 days ago
Add an "Unlisted" toggle to posts and pages. Unlisted content stays viewable by link but is hidden from archives, feeds, search and search engines.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Exclude Pages from Search Results
Down in the last 7 days:90#14,576by Sirius Pro1 year ago
Simply Exclude Pages from WordPress search results and display only post in search results.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Category Excluder Widget
Down in the last 7 days:82#16,607by Tranons14 years ago
This widget allows you to easily create a specific category list. You can exclude any categories you please.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Exclude Files for AIO WP Migration
Down in the last 7 days:24#17,563by Awais10 months ago
Files & Folder Excluder for All-in-One WP Migration.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Categories but exclude
Up in the last 7 days:198#20,359by PoseLab14 years ago
Displays all categories except those selected in widget preferences.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Media Type Excluder For AIOWP Migration
Up in the last 7 days:93#21,086by Jose Mortellaro1 month ago
This plugin provides a simple way to exclude specific file extensions from your All-in-One WP Migration export.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 5/day
Post Visibility Control
Up in the last 7 days:96#21,944by Fernando Tellado2 months ago
Control post visibility in archives and search results for all content types.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Just One Category
Up in the last 7 days:271#25,691by Michael Adams (mdawaffe)16 years ago
On a category's archive page, displays only the posts directly in that category, not in any sub-categories.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Tailored Easy Exclude
Down in the last 7 days:123#26,066by zugrina12 years ago
Small plugin that allows you to exclude pages or posts from WordPress administration post/page listing, and post/page can be excluded per user role.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Specify Home Hidden Categories
#28,568by zhys7 years ago
Specify the Home hidden under all the article，Set up one or more categories, as long as the article is contained in the specified category, then the a …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day
Bimbler Exclude Posts
#29,113by paulperkins11 years ago
Excludes selected posts from the main loop. Filters by post category.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Exclude From Search
Down in the last 7 days:197#29,536by Luis A. Ochoa7 years ago
Exclude Page and Attachment post types from search results.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Pages and Posts in Feed
Up in the last 7 days:817#31,229by Renji15 years ago
Includes pages along with posts in site's RSS feeds.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Only Pages in Feed
Down in the last 7 days:1,280#36,195by Renji15 years ago
Remove all blog posts from site's RSS feeds, leaving only Pages.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Selective Reading
Up in the last 7 days:2,856#41,706by mosseh13 years ago
Allows website visitors to deselect categories they don't want to see on your blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Front Page Exclude By Date
#42,709by sembee17 years ago
A basic plugin that excludes posts published before a given date from appearing on the front page.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
My Category Excluder
#48,462by JohnnyPea16 years ago
This plugin allows your registered users to exclude some categories from the queries on your site.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
exclude-these
Up in the last 7 days:2,675#58,047by nustunr5 years ago
Hide posts from various parts of the site based on a number of different factors.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day