Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce
by ThemeSupport · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to easily hide WooCommerce categories based on User Role.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+6%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “category” for “role”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “role” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,827 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 7.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,174 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 158 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.3★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hide category | #5 | #13 | down 2 |
| user role your tag | #18 | #23 | down 2 |
| hide categories | #7 | #18 | down 1 |
| role | #23 | #22 | down 3 |
| hide role | #8 | #14 | up 1 |
| category hide | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| role based menus | #13 | #22 | down 2 |
| role based redirects | #17 | #24 | down 1 |
| hide product category | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| role based restriction | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| role based restrictions | #18 | #21 | down 2 |
| role based notices | #19 | #24 | down 3 |
| by role | #20 | #24 | 0 |
| hide related products | #21 | #24 | up 1 |
| new role | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| add role | #23 | #22 | — |
| hide user | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
45 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “category” for “role”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “role” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Jan 2023 · 1,386 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 544 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v3.0.1 · 29 May 2026
18
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jan 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ neotek99mo ago
Initially appeared to work fine. Then product pages wouldn’t load properly. (WPBakery theme). This topic was modified 5 months, 1 week ago by neotek9.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ahlan Creative1.4y ago
Plugin Freemium terbaikkkkkk!!!! Sangat direkomendasikan
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rochirogo1.8y ago
The plugin does everything it offers with a very friendly interface. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wowsathish2.5y ago
Does what it says and we can hide our shop in just one click! Thanks for the hardwork you have done 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dporteiro3.1y ago
Powerful, useful and pretty designed. Stunning job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ leossah3.4y ago
Really useful for hiding categories based on user roles.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.0.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
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 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin allows you to easily hide WooCommerce categories based on User Role."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 362 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-17 200+ → 300+ up after 66 days in tier
- 2025-10-12 300+ → 200+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2025-05-08 200+ → 300+ up after 370 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 100+ → 200+ up after 177 days in tier
- 2023-11-08 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 80+ → 90+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2023-10-04 70+ → 80+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2023-09-17 60+ → 70+ up after 14 days in tier
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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Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - H Hide Categories 200+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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Pages with category and tag 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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