Remove Posts in Category From Homepage

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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 · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ Gio Veg

   10.1y ago

   This is awesome! Gets the job done with just a few clicks. I’ve tried many other plugins before, and this is by far the best.

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2. ★★★★★ onsecrethunt

   11.0y ago

   Amazing plugin, works perfect. Easy to install and easy to setup.

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3. ★★★★★ vgramlich

   12.0y ago

   Super useful for a database of inventory, simply check off your “stock” categories and then it’s easy to have just your news articles etc show up on the homepage.

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4. ★★★★★ anthonizzle

   12.2y ago

   Worked as advertised and on the latest wordpress version aswell! 5 stars

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5. ★★★★★ flawlessentrprs

   12.4y ago

   Not only did the plugin not work, it forced the Genesis Featured Posts widget to show the category I wanted excluded. Not good. For some reason this showed up as a 5 star rating. IT was intended to be a one star rating.

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6. ★★★★★ tianlynn

   13.5y ago

   Straightforward design and easy to use. I’ve been looking for similar plugin to exclude certain category from home page. This one works like a charm.

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7. ★★★★★ gdiffojc

   13.7y ago

   awesome, as easy as the author said it was

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-11-18 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
2. 2025-11-13 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-11-11 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
4. 2025-11-02 100+ → 200+ up after 26 days in tier
5. 2025-10-07 200+ → 100+ down after 612 days in tier
6. 2024-02-03 300+ → 200+ down after 363 days in tier
7. 2023-02-05 400+ → 300+ down after 10 days in tier
8. 2023-01-26 300+ → 400+ up after 2 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).

• List category posts 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
• Flexible Posts Widget 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• SEO Auto Linker 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• Post Category Filter (WP Admin) 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A

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Remove Posts in Category From Homepage: 100+ active installs, 4.9★ (7 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/remove-posts-in-category-from-homepage