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Hide Posts vs WP-ShowHide (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
WP-ShowHide

WP-ShowHide

4.2(43)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
View WP-ShowHide

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 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Hide Posts has accumulated 250K+ total downloads while WP-ShowHide has 141K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.7/5Hide Posts
◄
WP-ShowHide4.2/5
Total Reviews
22Hide Posts
►
WP-ShowHide43
Active Installs
20K+Hide Posts
◄
WP-ShowHide10K+
Total Downloads
250K+Hide Posts
◄
WP-ShowHide141K+
Support Resolution
0%Hide Posts
WP-ShowHideN/A
Last Updated
4 months agoHide Posts
►
WP-ShowHide4 months ago
First Released
2017Hide Posts
WP-ShowHide2011
Age
9 yearsHide Posts
WP-ShowHide15 years
WP Requires
5.0+Hide Posts
WP-ShowHide3.0+
PHP Requires
7.3+Hide Posts
WP-ShowHidefalse+
Business Model
FreeHide Posts
WP-ShowHideFree
Latest Version
2.1.0Hide Posts
WP-ShowHide1.06

Rating Breakdown

Hide Posts

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

WP-ShowHide

4.2/5(43 reviews)
5
70%
4
9%
3
0%
2
9%
1
12%

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

WP-ShowHide Reviews

by Dave Smith

Works great with WP 6.8.1

Shows and hides text just like it says it does! Thank you!

by vivatword

Needs Update

Thanks for the free plugin and support. it doesn’t work woth the latest wp. the hided side can not be seen after click the show. it is only active when logged in to wp-admin. please update

by delboy007

Needs documentation

I don’t understand why developers take the time to write a plugin and then don’t bother to provide detailed documentation. Looks like it might do what I want but I give up trying and notice a lot of s

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide Posts or WP-ShowHide more popular?
Hide Posts has 20K+ active installations while WP-ShowHide has 10K+. Hide Posts is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Hide Posts or WP-ShowHide?
Hide Posts has a 4.7/5 rating from 22 reviews, while WP-ShowHide has a 4.2/5 rating from 43 reviews.
Are Hide Posts and WP-ShowHide free?
Hide Posts is free and WP-ShowHide is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Hide Posts or WP-ShowHide?
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 WP-ShowHide was last updated 4 months ago.

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