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Hide Posts vs Show User Registration Date (2026)

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

Hide Posts

Hide Posts

4.7(22)

20K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View Hide Posts
VS
Show User Registration Date

Show User Registration Date

3.8(5)

1.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
View Show User Registration Date

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Hide Posts has a higher user rating (4.7/5 from 22 reviews) and leads in active installations (20K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Posts has accumulated 250K+ total downloads while Show User Registration Date has 7.4K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Hide Posts
◄
Show User Registration Date3.8/5
Total Reviews
22Hide Posts
◄
Show User Registration Date5
Active Installs
20K+Hide Posts
◄
Show User Registration Date1.0K+
Total Downloads
250K+Hide Posts
◄
Show User Registration Date7.4K+
Support Resolution
0%Hide Posts
Show User Registration DateN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoHide Posts
◄
Show User Registration Date3 years ago
First Released
2017Hide Posts
Show User Registration Date2019
Age
9 yearsHide Posts
Show User Registration Date7 years
WP Requires
5.0+Hide Posts
Show User Registration Date4.0+
PHP Requires
7.3+Hide Posts
Show User Registration Date5.2.4+
Business Model
FreeHide Posts
Show User Registration DateFree
Latest Version
2.1.0Hide Posts
Show User Registration Date1.0.0

Rating Breakdown

Hide Posts

4.7/5(22 reviews)
5
91%
4
0%
3
0%
2
5%
1
5%

Show User Registration Date

3.8/5(5 reviews)
5
40%
4
20%
3
20%
2
20%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Hide Posts Reviews

by cupidsalman

Plugin Affected SEO After WordPress Update

I have been using the “Hide Posts” plugin by MartinCV for approximately 1.5 years, and up until recently, it has been a useful tool for managing which posts to display on my WordPress site. The abilit

by jerome21z

Perfect Right Out of the Box; Does Not Affect SEO

Perfect. It does exactly what it says, and it offers lots of display options. It also doesn’t affect SEO because I can see my posts in the xml sitemap after hiding it from the archive.

by brooklynfox

I needed to hide alphabetical posts from search results

I made 20 something posts with lists of links by town/city. The links would then go off to the various towns and city pages. For some reason when I searched for a town in search the new alphabetical p

Show User Registration Date Reviews

by lookwhoo

Simple and effective

Does exactly what is intended.

by Dagaloni

No way to sort

This plugin is really simple, too simple. It only shows the registration date and there’s no way to sort a table based on this date.

by tubo

sorting by date

I wish I could sort by date. I need to merge users from a backup, and it is difficult to choose among all.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide Posts or Show User Registration Date more popular?
Hide Posts has 20K+ active installations while Show User Registration Date has 1.0K+. Hide Posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Hide Posts or Show User Registration Date?
Hide Posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews, while Show User Registration Date has a 3.8/5 rating from 5 reviews.
Are Hide Posts and Show User Registration Date free?
Hide Posts is free and Show User Registration Date is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Hide Posts or Show User Registration Date?
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 Posts was last updated 4 months ago and Show User Registration Date was last updated 3 years ago.

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