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…
10K+ active installs
Free
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
| Metric | Hide Categories and Products for… | Storefront Top Bar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.1/5 | ► | 5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 27 | ◄ | 12 |
| Active Installs | 10K+ | ◄ | 2.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 89K+ | ◄ | 85K+ |
| Support Resolution | 0% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 1 year ago | ◄ | 2 years ago |
| First Released | 2020 | 2015 | |
| Age | 6 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.9.7+ | 4.0.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.2.10 | 1.2.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Hide Categories and Products for…
Storefront Top Bar
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Hide Categories and Products for… averaged approximately 20 daily downloads while Storefront Top Bar averaged 10.
Recent Reviews
Hide Categories and Products for… Reviews
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.
Should do what?
Does nothing at all, remove from plugin site
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
Kind wishes
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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
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.
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