If Menu - Visibility control for menus vs Hide Posts
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
If Menu - Visibility control for menus leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #729, ahead of Hide Posts at #1,326. Over the last 7 days If Menu - Visibility control for menus slipped 1 place and Hide Posts climbed 1 place. If Menu - Visibility control for menus has the largest install base, roughly 2.5× the next: 50K+ active installs against 20K+ for Hide Posts. Ratings: If Menu - Visibility control for menus 4.1★ from 130 and Hide Posts 4.7★ from 22 reviews.
| Metric | If Menu - Visibility control for menus | Hide Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #729 ▼ 1 | #1,326 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 438 | — |
| Rating | 4.1★ (130) | 4.7★ (22) |
| Last updated | Dec 5, 2024 | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Current version | 0.19.2 | 2.1.2 |
| Best rank on record | #725 | #1,324 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2012 | Oct 2017 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 1 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, If Menu - Visibility control for menus or Hide Posts?
By active installs, If Menu - Visibility control for menus: 50K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Hide Posts, according to WordPress.org figures captured on September 13, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, If Menu - Visibility control for menus or Hide Posts?
If Menu - Visibility control for menus, at #729 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Hide Posts at #1,326. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are If Menu - Visibility control for menus or Hide Posts alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.