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Hide Posts vs Show User Password (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 Password

Show User Password

3(4)

200 active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago
View Show User Password

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 200). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Posts has accumulated 250K+ total downloads while Show User Password has 6.1K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Hide Posts
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Show User Password3/5
Total Reviews
22Hide Posts
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Show User Password4
Active Installs
20K+Hide Posts
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Show User Password200
Total Downloads
250K+Hide Posts
◄
Show User Password6.1K+
Support Resolution
0%Hide Posts
Show User PasswordN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoHide Posts
◄
Show User Password3 years ago
First Released
2017Hide Posts
Show User Password2019
Age
9 yearsHide Posts
Show User Password7 years
WP Requires
5.0+Hide Posts
Show User Password4.0+
PHP Requires
7.3+Hide Posts
Show User Password5.2.4+
Business Model
FreeHide Posts
Show User PasswordFree
Latest Version
2.1.0Hide Posts
Show User Password1.0.0

Rating Breakdown

Hide Posts

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

Show User Password

3/5(4 reviews)
5
50%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
50%

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 Password Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide Posts or Show User Password more popular?
Hide Posts has 20K+ active installations while Show User Password has 200. Hide Posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Hide Posts or Show User Password?
Hide Posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews, while Show User Password has a 3/5 rating from 4 reviews.
Are Hide Posts and Show User Password free?
Hide Posts is free and Show User Password is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Hide Posts or Show User Password?
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 Password was last updated 3 years ago.

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