WP Hide Category
by Arefly · Uncategorized
Also makes 32 other plugins · 1.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide specific category in your blog.
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Health
D 40/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
90+
≈99 estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “category” and “hide” 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.
40 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 14K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
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 4509 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.7.41; the current branch is 6.8
2.6★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 3.92★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4509 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “category” and “hide” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 88 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
12.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 27 Jun 2014
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.
Crossed into this band 41 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kakrucom10.5y 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 Wiki11.2y ago
tested with Avada 3.8.4 and WP 4.2.4
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mark11.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ tejasca11.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Sapphireblue11.8y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ OpensimDev11.8y ago
Rating 4 star in hopes dev will fix it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arefly12.7y ago
Good Plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 36 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! 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 Names its audience or use cases ("use this", "if you have").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 580 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-20 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-09-17 90+ → 100+ up after 16 days in tier
- 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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Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers 90K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
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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