Astra vs Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce
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| Feature | Astra v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce v1.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | October 15, 2026 | October 1, 2026 |
| Editions | Astra · Astra Pro ($) | Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce |
| Pros | Header and footer builder with schema markup; Compatibility layers for WooCommerce, Elementor, LearnDash and Yoast SEO; Lightweight front end and RTL and translation support | Hides categories and their products from shop listings; Filters Storefront product shortcodes and search results; Declares WooCommerce HPOS compatibility |
| Cons | Astra Pro add-on and premium modules are sold separately; Free theme shows Pro upgrade notices in the admin; Optional usage tracking asks for consent first | Settings are split between the WooCommerce products tab and category screens; Relies on WooCommerce query hooks, so it needs retesting after WooCommerce updates |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Header and footer builder, Schema.org markup, WooCommerce compatibility layer, Elementor compatibility layer, LearnDash compatibility layer, Google Fonts in the typography options, Pro upgrade notices | Hide selected product categories, Hide products in hidden categories from shop queries, Hide hidden products from search, Filter Storefront product shortcodes, Ignore hidden terms in Product Add-Ons, Hidden status column on product categories, Settings under WooCommerce products tab |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Elementor, LearnDash, Yoast SEO | Storefront theme, WooCommerce Product Add-Ons |
| Other | Google Fonts | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.9.7 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | fonts.googleapis.com, api.ipify.org | — |