Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share 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.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

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1. ★★★★★ neotek9

   7mo 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.

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2. ★★★★★ Ahlan Creative

   1.2y ago

   Plugin Freemium terbaikkkkkk!!!! Sangat direkomendasikan

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3. ★★★★★ rochirogo

   1.6y ago

   The plugin does everything it offers with a very friendly interface. Thank you!

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4. ★★★★★ wowsathish

   2.4y ago

   Does what it says and we can hide our shop in just one click! Thanks for the hardwork you have done 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ dporteiro

   2.9y ago

   Powerful, useful and pretty designed. Stunning job!

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6. ★★★★★ leossah

   3.2y ago

   Really useful for hiding categories based on user roles.

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2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce <= 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Cache Flushing ↗
   2025-11-26 CVE-2025-13441 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.2
2. Medium · 4.3 Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce <= 2.1.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-01-03 CVE-2024-56272 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.1.1 Patched in 2.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-03-30 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-03-29 300+ → 200+ down after 56 days in tier
3. 2026-02-01 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-01-30 300+ → 200+ down after 6 days in tier
5. 2026-01-24 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-01-21 300+ → 200+ down after 35 days in tier
7. 2025-12-17 200+ → 300+ up after 5 days in tier
8. 2025-12-12 300+ → 200+ down after 1 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).

• YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode 60K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• WCBoost – Wishlist 40K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• افزونه رسمی ترب 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• YITH WooCommerce Badge Management 10K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce: 300+ active installs, 4.3★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/hide-category-by-user-role-for-woocommerce