Hide Categories and Products for
Healthy: maintained, last release 1 Oct 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | No data |
| Reputation | No data |
Quick answers
- Is Hide Categories and Products for still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 1 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 1 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Hide Categories and Products for, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer bastho since Dec 2021. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Hide Categories and Products for removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Hide Categories and Products for safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Hide Categories and Products for update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 1.3.1. No one-star spike after it. 29 Apr 2026 · Release history
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| plugin-master | 11 Dec 2020 to 11 Dec 2020, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| leroysabrina | 14 Dec 2020 to 25 Jan 2022, 20 commits |
| bastho | 17 Dec 2021 to 29 Apr 2026, 36 commits |
| enzomangiante | 14 Sep 2022 to 1 Oct 2026, 16 commits |
| agencenous | 14 Apr 2023 to 14 Apr 2023, 1 commits |
5 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2020.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 34 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 2
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 1 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.1.
| Q4 2023 | 4.7 |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 2.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3 |
| Q2 2026 | 1.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating rose from 4.7 to 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.
| 5 star | 19 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 5 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 4 |
- Didn’t do anything · 1 star · 27 Apr 2026
- Should do what? · 1 star · 19 Nov 2025
- Did not work · 1 star · 10 Jan 2025
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 465 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 806 |
| 18 May 2026 | 1,012 |
| 25 May 2026 | 479 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 434 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 388 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 398 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 331 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 265 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 289 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 268 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 292 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 271 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 272 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 278 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 256 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 236 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 263 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 277 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 257 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 303 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 3,964 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 2,128 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 914 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1,005 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 715 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 117 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 11% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
No healthier plugin in the same category yet.
Facts
| Version | 1.3.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | NOUS Open Usefull & Simple |
| Added | 14 Dec 2020 |
| Last updated | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 10,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | hide, product, categories, storefront, woocommerce |
Other plugins by this author: Simple Redirection, MindCat, Blocks for CiviCRM, Ressources, Bank Slip for Woocommerce, Shipping Methods By Classes, PersonaLizer, FAQtastic, People Lists by NOUS
Questions
Is Hide Categories and Products for still maintained?
Yes. Last release 1 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Hide Categories and Products for, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer bastho since Dec 2021.
Was Hide Categories and Products for removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Hide Categories and Products for safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Hide Categories and Products for update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.3.1. No one-star spike after it.