Hide Plugins
Hide installed plugins from clients and other admin users.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 9
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 22 Apr 2016
- Added
- May 2014
- Requires WP
- 3.0
- Tested up to
- WP 4.5.33
- Downloads
- 19,823
Our analysis
AI-assistedHide Plugins is a WordPress plugin that allows a single admin user to hide plugins from other users, including clients and administrators. Once activated, it provides the admin with the ability to toggle visibility for each plugin on the Plugins page, while hidden plugins remain active in the background.
This plugin is suitable for site owners who need to restrict access to certain plugins for security or management reasons, ensuring that clients cannot activate, deactivate, or delete them.
Best for: Site owners who want to restrict plugin access for clients or other users.
What it does well
- ✓Allows admin to hide plugins from other users
- ✓Prevents activation, deactivation, or deletion by clients
- ✓Light-weight and easy to use
Where it falls short
- •Only hides plugins on the Plugins page, not in other admin areas
- •Dropdown on the Edit Plugins page is unaffected
- •Limited to a single admin user for hiding functionality
Verdict
Hide Plugins offers a straightforward solution for managing plugin visibility, but its limitations may require additional tools for comprehensive menu management.
From the developer
ThemeBoy's own description of Hide Plugins, lightly tidied.
Hide Plugins is a light-weight plugin that gives a single admin user the ability to hide plugins prevent them from being activated, deactivated, or deleted by clients and other users, including administrators. By activating Hide Plugins, you will be able to see all plugins and a toggle to hide each plugin from other users on the Plugins page. Hide Plugins will always remain hidden.
Note that the dropdown on the Edit Plugins page will not be affected, since it does not have a filter to hook into. Hidden plugins will remain active, so traces of the plugin in areas other than the Plugins page (like options pages in the admin menu) will still be visible. If you also want to hide menus, we recommend using Admin Menu Editor.