Plugin Affected SEO After WordPress Update

I have been using the “Hide Posts” plugin by MartinCV for approximately 1.5 years, and up until recently, it has been a useful tool for managing which posts to display on my WordPress site. The ability to hide posts on the front page, archive pages, blog page, recent posts widget, and even on single post pages has been very beneficial for customizing my content visibility.

However, after upgrading my WordPress version to 6.8.1 on April 30, 2025, I have noticed a significant negative impact on my site’s SEO performance. The plugin seems to no longer function properly, which has led to some of my posts being improperly hidden or displayed. This disruption has caused me to lose visibility in search engines, and I’ve seen a noticeable decline in traffic as a result.

I use the following settings with this plugin:

• Hide on frontpage
• Hide on archive page (including any custom taxonomy archive pages)
• Hide on blog page (selected in Settings → Reading)
• Hide from recent posts widget
• Hide on single post page (including recent posts, related posts, and any other widget shown on the single post page)

I hope to see improvements in future updates, as this plugin has been incredibly useful in the past. However, without a fix or update to address this issue, it is currently hindering my site’s performance.

Looking forward to seeing improvements soon.

Best regards,

Salman Khayam