Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce

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Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce

by NOUS Open Usefull & Simple

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Description

With this plugin, you can hide on the store products from a chosen category and hide a category itself, in list or on single page.
It is compatible with Storefront (theme) shortcodes.

How to use

  1. Go to Woocommerce -> Settings -> Products.
  2. Go to the subsection “Hide from categories”.
  3. There is twice the list of the product categories currently on your store. First list allows you to hide the categories on the store. Second list allows you to hide products from those categories on the store.

Documentation

APIGEN

Video Tutorial (EN)

Tutoriel Vidéo (FR)

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/plugin-name directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  1. A look at the setting page

    A look at the setting page

How can I report security bugs?

You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team help validate, triage and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability.

Will hidding a category hide the products from that category on the store ?

Nope, this is why there is twice the categories list.
First list allows you to hide the categories on the store. Second list allows you to hide products from those categories on the store.

Will hidding the products from a category hide the category on the store ?

Nope, this is why there is twice the categories list.
First list allows you to hide the categories on the store. Second list allows you to hide products from those categories on the store.
However, it is worth to note that, if your guests click on said category they will find an empty page, as all the products of that category are hidden on the store.

Didn't do anything

By autocraftmc on April 27, 2026

Plugin didn't work - the option to select the categories became visible in the settings section. I selected the categories I wanted to hide and saved changes but it made no difference to the visibility of the categories on the front end?

Not very usefull

By ireneirene on November 27, 2025

It does hide the category from my shop, but it also makes the url to the category non functional. Why would I want that? Then I might as well remove the category.

Should do what?

By cloontje on November 19, 2025

Does nothing at all, remove from plugin site

Simple but effective

By v1eren on November 17, 2025

Works quite well but there is one thing I would like to add/change.

It would be perfect if the said categories and products could be hidden and still be available via direct link. This option could be enabled/disabled with a checkbox.

Working good, thank you

By Alberto Hanna (albertosoliman) on August 6, 2025

Working good, thank you

simple & works as intended

By NightL on April 22, 2025

I can easily target categories I want hidden

Support not responding

By izotop on February 6, 2025

No support since 4 months... Conflict with woocommerce products analytics !

Did not work

By CreativeCollective on January 10, 2025

Didn't hide the category on the product page.

Very helpful

By luboslives on June 21, 2024

The disabled category will go to a 404 page, so you will have to handle redirections with another plugin.

Works very well

By bepos on May 15, 2024

Thanks for a very welcome feature!

1.3.0

  • Alter posts_clauses, make it work in WC product collections
  • Show shown/hidden status in admin table
  • Reliability: Use ids instead of slugs for products

1.2.10

  • Add security report instruction in FAQ
  • Add Woocommerce as required plugin

1.2.9

  • Comptability with WooCommerce Custom Order Table (High-Performance Order Storage)

1.2.8

  • Fix missing product in search

1.2.7

  • Do not filter searches on admin

1.2.6

  • Manage deleted category case, remove php warning
  • Add missing categories in log

1.2.5

  • Move js in static folder

1.2.4

  • Hide categories in search results
  • fix filemtime() errors

1.2.3

  • Remove localization files

1.2.2

  • Fix Compatibility with Woocommerce Product Addons on Add to Cart

1.2.1

  • Compatibility with Woocommerce Product Addons

1.2

  • Fix translation
  • Improve presentation in backoffice
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