Hide Categories
by Eduardo · Uncategorized
Hide one o more categories when you use the_category tag or wp_list_categories tag. No exclude post, but only hide a category name in template view.
43 health vs 66 average across 3,892 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8.4, well behind 6.8.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5590 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
68
now · peak 164
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-01-16 300+ → 200+ down after 532 days in band
- 2024-08-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-08-01 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-07-30 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-29 300+ → 400+ up after 3 days in band
- 2024-07-26 400+ → 300+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-07-20 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-07-19 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
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Pages with category and tag 60K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
If Menu – Visibility control for Menus 50K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ultimate Category Excluder 50K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/hide-categories" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Hide Categories — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Hide Categories: 200+ active installs, 3.7★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hide-categories