Media Library Assistant vs Hide Categories and Products for… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Media Library Assistant
70K+ active installs
Free
Hide Categories and Products for…
10K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Media Library Assistant has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 198 reviews) and leads in active installations (70K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Media Library Assistant has accumulated 2.6M+ total downloads while Hide Categories and Products for… has 89K+. Media Library Assistant has a higher support resolution rate (100% vs 0%).
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Media Library Assistant | Hide Categories and Products for… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ◄ | 4.1/5 |
| Total Reviews | 198 | ◄ | 27 |
| Active Installs | 70K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 2.6M+ | ◄ | 89K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | ◄ | 0% |
| Last Updated | 6 days ago | ◄ | 1 year ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2020 | |
| Age | 14 years | 6 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.7+ | 4.9.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 7.4+ | 7.4+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 3.35 | 1.2.10 |
Rating Breakdown
Media Library Assistant
Hide Categories and Products for…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Media Library Assistant averaged approximately 2,062 daily downloads while Hide Categories and Products for… averaged 20.
Recent Reviews
Media Library Assistant Reviews
Lifesaver for big sites
Media manager is a lifesaver for big sites. Sorting and folder-like organization makes content work much faster
Security Risk: Server Blacklisting
Following a WordPress core update to 6.9, WordFence flagged this plugin for a known security vulnerability. Within just a few hours, and before I could disable or update it, my VPS IP was blacklisted
Good one!
Just what we needed for our sites!
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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