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Hide Posts vs Show Media Widget (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 Media Widget

Show Media Widget

0(0)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 2 years ago
View Show Media Widget

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 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Posts has accumulated 250K+ total downloads while Show Media Widget has 2.0K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Hide Posts
◄
Show Media WidgetN/A
Total Reviews
22Hide Posts
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Show Media Widget0
Active Installs
20K+Hide Posts
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Show Media Widget10
Total Downloads
250K+Hide Posts
◄
Show Media Widget2.0K+
Support Resolution
0%Hide Posts
Show Media WidgetN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoHide Posts
◄
Show Media Widget2 years ago
First Released
2017Hide Posts
Show Media Widget2018
Age
9 yearsHide Posts
Show Media Widget8 years
WP Requires
5.0+Hide Posts
Show Media Widget4.0.0+
PHP Requires
7.3+Hide Posts
Show Media Widgetfalse+
Business Model
FreeHide Posts
Show Media WidgetFree
Latest Version
2.1.0Hide Posts
Show Media Widget1.0.9

Rating Breakdown

Hide Posts

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

Show Media Widget

0/5(0 reviews)
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
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 Media Widget Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide Posts or Show Media Widget more popular?
Hide Posts has 20K+ active installations while Show Media Widget has 10. Hide Posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Hide Posts or Show Media Widget?
Hide Posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews, while Show Media Widget has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.
Are Hide Posts and Show Media Widget free?
Hide Posts is free and Show Media Widget is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Hide Posts or Show Media Widget?
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 Media Widget was last updated 2 years ago.

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