Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce vs WooCommerce PayPal Payments
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| Feature | Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce v1.3.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.1/5 Visit Details | WooCommerce PayPal Payments v4.2.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 2.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 800,000+ |
| Last updated | October 1, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Hide Categories and Products for WooCommerce | WooCommerce PayPal Payments |
| Pros | Hides categories and their products from shop listings; Filters Storefront product shortcodes and search results; Declares WooCommerce HPOS compatibility | Official PayPal gateway with smart buttons on product and checkout pages; Pay Later, card fields and Apple Pay or Google Pay wallets; Subscriptions, saved payment methods and ShipStation order tracking |
| Cons | Settings are split between the WooCommerce products tab and category screens; Relies on WooCommerce query hooks, so it needs retesting after WooCommerce updates | Available payment methods depend on PayPal account and country eligibility; Many modules are switched on in settings, so the setup has several steps |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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 | PayPal smart buttons on product, mini-cart and checkout, Pay Later messages on product, cart and checkout blocks, Apple Pay gateway, Google Pay gateway, Card fields module, Pay upon invoice alternative payment method, PayPal subscriptions and renewals, Saved payment methods, Fraud protection module, Order tracking through the ShipStation plugin |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Storefront theme, WooCommerce Product Add-Ons | ShipStation |
| Requires WordPress | 4.9.7 | 6.5 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | api-m.paypal.com, www.paypal.com, api-m.sandbox.paypal.com, www.sandbox.paypal.com, api.woocommerce.com, www.paypal.ai, d.joinhoney.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 6 |