Hide Categories and Products for… vs Storefront Top Bar (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Hide Categories and Products for…

Hide Categories and Products for…

4.1(27)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago
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Storefront Top Bar

Storefront Top Bar

5(12)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago
View Storefront Top Bar

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Storefront Top Bar has a higher user rating (5/5 from 12 reviews) while Hide Categories and Products for… leads in active installations (10K+ vs 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Categories and Products for… has accumulated 89K+ total downloads while Storefront Top Bar has 85K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.1/5Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar5/5
Total Reviews
27Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar12
Active Installs
10K+Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar2.0K+
Total Downloads
89K+Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar85K+
Support Resolution
0%Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top BarN/A
Last Updated
1 year agoHide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar2 years ago
First Released
2020Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar2015
Age
6 yearsHide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar11 years
WP Requires
4.9.7+Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar4.0.0+
PHP Requires
7.4+Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Barfalse+
Business Model
FreeHide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top BarFree
Latest Version
1.2.10Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar1.2.0

Rating Breakdown

Hide Categories and Products for…

4.1/5(27 reviews)
5
67%
4
4%
3
19%
2
0%
1
11%

Storefront Top Bar

5/5(12 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Hide Categories and Products for… Reviews

by ireneirene

Not very usefull

It does hide the category from my shop, but it also makes the url to the category non functional. Why would I want that? Then I might as well remove the category.

by cloontje

Should do what?

Does nothing at all, remove from plugin site

by v1eren

Simple but effective

Works quite well but there is one thing I would like to add/change. It would be perfect if the said categories and products could be hidden and still be available via direct link. This option could

Storefront Top Bar Reviews

by sambamballow

Kind wishes

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by Avrom

Works Perfectly!

Storefront loads incredibly fast, so I wanted to use it. But a very difficult theme to customize. I spent a whole day trying to find the hooks and template files to disable the Page Title. All to no a

by tmjbeary

Great plugin

Nice plugin to add custom banner messages in the top bar. Use one widget set to center alignment for a single message centered on your pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide Categories and Products for… or Storefront Top Bar more popular?
Hide Categories and Products for… has 10K+ active installations while Storefront Top Bar has 2.0K+. Hide Categories and Products for… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Hide Categories and Products for… or Storefront Top Bar?
Hide Categories and Products for… has a 4.1/5 rating from 27 reviews, while Storefront Top Bar has a 5/5 rating from 12 reviews.
Are Hide Categories and Products for… and Storefront Top Bar free?
Hide Categories and Products for… is free and Storefront Top Bar is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Hide Categories and Products for… or Storefront Top Bar?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Hide Categories and Products for… was last updated 1 year ago and Storefront Top Bar was last updated 2 years ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.