Hide/Remove Metadata vs Hide Categories and Products for… (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, Hide Categories and Products for… has a higher user rating (4.1/5 from 27 reviews) while Hide/Remove Metadata leads in active installations (20K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide/Remove Metadata has accumulated 292K+ total downloads while Hide Categories and Products for… has 89K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Hide/Remove Metadata | Hide Categories and Products for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 3.6/5 | ► | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 14 | ► | 27 |
| Active Installs | 20K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 292K+ | ◄ | 89K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | 0% | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Age | 7 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.9+ | 4.9.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.0 | 1.2.10 |
Rating Breakdown
Hide/Remove Metadata
Hide Categories and Products for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Hide/Remove Metadata averaged approximately 510 daily downloads while Hide Categories and Products for… averaged 20.
Recent Reviews
Hide/Remove Metadata Reviews
Doesn’t do anything at all
Does nothing in css or php. Useless.
Did not work using the CSS options, but the PHP option worked well
The CSS option didn’t do anything for my site, but when I selected the PHP option, it removed the date as it was supposed to. It has an option to remove the author too, but I didn’t try that as I d
Working fine on WordPress 6.1.1
PHP option remove the icon as well, working fine on WordPress 6.1.1
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
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