WP Hide Category
by Arefly · Uncategorized
Also makes 19 other plugins · 1.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide specific category in your blog.
40 health vs 56 average across 16,377 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41, 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 4449 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
58
now · peak 88
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
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
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.7
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,380 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kakrucom10.3y ago
Hi, I have .mo file with russian translation for this plugin. If you want it, just let me know. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dashcam Wiki11.1y ago
tested with Avada 3.8.4 and WP 4.2.4
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark11.3y ago
Avoid this plugin and doesn’t look like it’s been updated in awhile, too bad too as it sounded like a nice simple plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tejasca11.6y ago
As mentioned by others in this thread, this plugin does absolutely nothing. I was really excited to find it and was looking forward to using it. But, once installed, it had absolutely no effect on my site. Zip.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sapphireblue11.6y ago
I know you’re shocked to hear that this plugin doesn’t even work a little bit—after all, the author himself wrote a five-star review!—but I am here to break to you the saddening news.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OpensimDev11.7y ago
Rating 4 star in hopes dev will fix it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arefly12.6y ago
Good Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated 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
- 2026-09-01 100+ → 90+ down after 1128 days in tier
- 2023-07-31 200+ → 100+ down
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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Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - 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 -
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
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