Hide Posts vs Product Visibility by User Role for… (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
Product Visibility by User Role for…

Product Visibility by User Role for…

3.7(20)

7.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
View Product Visibility by User Role for…

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 7.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Posts has accumulated 250K+ total downloads while Product Visibility by User Role for… has 125K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…3.7/5
Total Reviews
22Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…20
Active Installs
20K+Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…7.0K+
Total Downloads
250K+Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…125K+
Support Resolution
0%Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…N/A
Last Updated
4 months agoHide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…1 month ago
First Released
2017Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…2017
Age
9 yearsHide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…9 years
WP Requires
5.0+Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…4.4+
PHP Requires
7.3+Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…false+
Business Model
FreeHide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…Free
Latest Version
2.1.0Hide Posts
Product Visibility by User Role for…1.8.4

Rating Breakdown

Hide Posts

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

Product Visibility by User Role for…

3.7/5(20 reviews)
5
60%
4
5%
3
5%
2
5%
1
25%

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

Product Visibility by User Role for… Reviews

by tbo460

HPOS They don’t care to update their plugin

What a shame to state their plugin is HPOS ready and they added the code but still don’t release the update even after 3 MONTHS… Wondering about the real reasons behind it? Who is responsible and behi

by Olena

This plugin is incompatible with HPOS

I added a plugin. I can see the message This plugin is incompatible with the enabled WooCommerce feature ‘High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS)’, it shouldn’t be activated.  And I don’t kn

by ChickenWhisperer

Worthless for Product Variations

Most stores have different shapes and sizes of products. Depending on these factors, stores want certain products available for wholesale. For a plugin that specializes in product visibility, this i

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide Posts or Product Visibility by User Role for… more popular?
Hide Posts has 20K+ active installations while Product Visibility by User Role for… has 7.0K+. Hide Posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Hide Posts or Product Visibility by User Role for…?
Hide Posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews, while Product Visibility by User Role for… has a 3.7/5 rating from 20 reviews.
Are Hide Posts and Product Visibility by User Role for… free?
Hide Posts is free and Product Visibility by User Role for… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Hide Posts or Product Visibility by User Role for…?
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 Product Visibility by User Role for… was last updated 1 month ago.

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