Hide Categories On Shop Page
by WMEric · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple solution to hide specific categories in you woocommerce shop main page i.e. domain.com/shop This plugin was based on WC Hide Categories On Shop …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.6K estimated
Momentum
+21%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “e commerce” and “wordpress” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 71 average across 9,789 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 45.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,169 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1436 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 7.1
4.4★ over 14 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1436 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “e commerce” and “wordpress” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.2K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.9y ago
latest release · v1.1.3 · 28 Nov 2022
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; the previous band took 21 months to cross, which places it about 61% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wasim65684.2y ago
I can see there are 2 people they told the plugin isn’t working. But they are wrong. It’s working properly. If you want to work with this plugin then you have to go to woocommerce >> setting >> product >> Hide Categories On Shop Page and then in this box first type eg : (prnt.sc/Y-vk69VlUXkD) then copy your category slug and pest in the box. Save changes and clear your site cache. And your age good to go. A very good plugin for removing categories on a single product page. Hope the above instruction will help new users. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ balans5.2y ago
Works fine with WooCommerce 5.6.0 on WordPress 5.8
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thehowarde5.5y ago
Not only doesn’t this plugin work right. It throws PHP warnings and fills the error log. At this point, this plugin hasn’t been updated in over a year.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hexaae5.9y ago
It was able to hide unwanted categories from all widgets of a WooCommerce site, where even 3rd party code snippets failed. Very good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vasif6.3y ago
It does not hide uncategorized category.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ olppa6.6y ago
Exactly what I was looking for. Hides a seasonal category (christmas) from the shop page. Thank you for developing this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Linda Benefield7.2y ago
I have been searching for so long for a plugin or a code that will help me hide categories from my shop page and now I finally found it! I am not a programmer, so I depend on plugins to help me with the coding. I am SO GLAD you made this plugin! It works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kcho555557.8y ago
Right out of the box. Easy to use. No coding required
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple solution to hide specific categories in you woocommerce shop main page i.e. domain.com/shop This plu..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,668 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 3 tags appear in the text ("e-commerce", "WordPress" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-08 2K+ → 1K+ down after 620 days in tier
- 2024-06-26 3K+ → 2K+ down after 631 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 3K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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