Hidden posts still show on home and blog pages
Posts marked hidden still appear on the home and blog pages, and the plugin stops applying its settings after updates.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
6 public reports · first reported 30 May 2024 · last reported 4 August 2025
What's going wrong
After WordPress core updates and in later plugin releases, Hide Posts stops enforcing its visibility flags. Site owners report that posts they marked hidden still appear on the home page, blog page and recent posts widget, while newer posts ignore the setting. Some say the options seem to save but are never applied. One owner saw search traffic fall after an update exposed the wrong posts. Owners who rely on hiding content for editorial or SEO reasons need a reliable way to confirm every visibility rule is enforced across all page types.
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Products affected
Hide Posts.
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Who has this problem
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