Yes, Catch IDs is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Catch IDs?

Catch IDs has 20K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Catch IDs alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Catch IDs include Hide Posts, Catch Web Tools, WP-ShowHide. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Catch IDs work with the latest WordPress?

Catch IDs has been tested up to WordPress 6.9.4. It requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP false+.

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Catch IDs

Name: Catch IDs
Rating: 4.8 (20 reviews)
Author: Catch Themes

What this plugin does is to shows the IDs on admin section.

By Catch Themes·Show·Free

4.8(20 reviews)

·20K+ active installs·Updated 1 month ago

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As of April 2026, Catch IDs is a WordPress show plugin with 20K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 20 reviews. It has been downloaded 796K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: Hide Posts.

4.8/520 reviews

20K+active installs

796K+total downloads

14 yearssince 2012

Overview

Catch IDs is a simple and light weight plugin to show the Post ID, Page ID, Media ID, Links ID, Category ID, Tag ID and User ID in the Admin Section Table. This plugin was initially develop to support our themes features slider. Then we thought that this will be helpful to all the WordPress Admin Users. Just activate and catch IDs in your page, post, category, tag and media pages.

Check out our new modular plugin Catch Web Tools. Power up your WordPress site with powerful features that were till now only available to Catch Themes users. We currently offer Webmaster Tools, Open Graph, Custom CSS, Social Icons, Catch IDs and basic SEO Optimization modules and will be adding more.

Usage

Just install and activate.

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Ratings & Reviews

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Recent Reviews

I love this plugin

by Raul L Garcia·8 months ago

This plugin does exactly what it’s intended to do: show the IDs in most places where they’re needed to identify an element in the editor. Tested with Breakdance and so far no issues. Thanks to the developer, nice job, you get my five stars. 15-07-2025.

Thank you…

by thirty6·6 years ago

The difference between a good plug-in and a great plug-in?
Conforms to current WP coding requirements
Fills a need not available from the core WP installation
Seamless integration
Non-interfering
Doesn’t add overhead to page rendering for visitors
Not monitized
Nag free
Yep, GREAT PLUG-IN!

Simple, Useful Plugin

by Organic Themes·6 years ago

This should be a part of core. Such a simple and obvious solution to finding post and page IDs. Very useful for developers!

Added it’s own section to main Add Plugins page

by wswp2·7 years ago·3 replies

The Add Plugins page had only 4 main items: Featured, Popular, Recommended, and Favorites. Via an update, this dev quietly tacked on another item: Catch PlugIns. Of course, it includes premium versions.

When you abuse your privileges, I look for a replacement. Thank you. I’ve since discovered Reveal IDs, with at least 4 times the number of installs as your offering, yet a straight 5-star rating. As a general rule, I wouldn’t mention a competing product by name. But you disrespected the privilege I extended to you. Therefore, folks should know of options acting as we expect.

I suspect the described intrusion on the central plugins page goes beyond the WP.org ToS. In any event, I write to warn other users. I will not return to this page b/c the dev has already shown his core character. Plugin removed, with the dev now on my crap/spammer list.

Does what it has to do

by Ervin Domonkos·7 years ago

Easy to use, simple but perfect.