Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts
So, you want to hide one or more of your WordPress posts, so that only people who have the direct link can find them?
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Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
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Rankings
Where Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| hidden posts | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts
From the official readme · v1.0Description
So, you want to hide one or more of your WordPress posts, so that only people who have the direct link can find them?
Unfortunately, the “Private” option for post visibility makes posts visible only to people who are logged in to the site. But the “Publish” option makes a post visible to the entire world. Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts (BEEP) creates a middle ground by allowing you to make a post hidden.
A hidden post, once published, will be available to anyone with the link, but it will be removed from site feeds.
To make a post hidden, select the check box in the “Exclude this post?” box on the post editor page, and update / publish the post.
There are two settings you can change. Visit your Reading settings page to adjust these settings. First, by default, the post pages will be excluded on every page on your site (except places where the link is hard-coded), but you can adjust the settings to allow hidden posts to display links to other hidden posts in sidebars, such as a recent posts widget. The second option allows you to allow search engines to index hidden pages, whereas by default they are hidden.
Installation
Upload the brilliant_easy_exclude_posts folder to your site\’s wp-content/plugins/ directory.
Activate the plugin through your WordPress administration plugins page.
Changelog
=1.0=
*Fixed issue that was causing “nofollow” tags to appear on unexpected pages
0.9
*Plugin created
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FAQ
Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 17, 2026
Is Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts free?
Yes. Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts safe to use in 2026?
Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts?
Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,124 times since it launched in March 2014. It was downloaded 75 times in the last 30 days.
Does Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts work with WordPress 7.1?
Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts is officially tested up to WordPress 3.7.41, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on May 21, 2014 (12 years ago).
Who makes Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts?
Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts is developed and maintained by bgentry.
What are the best alternatives to Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts?
The most popular alternatives to Brilliant Easy Exclude Posts are Hide from Search (3K+ installs) and Secret Content (100+ installs).
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