ELEX Hide WooCommerce Shipping Methods
by ELEXtensions · eCommerce
Also makes 23 other plugins · 27.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The ELEX Hide WooCommerce Shipping Methods is a free plugin allows you to hide certain shipping methods based on shipping class, order weight, other e …
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+7%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “free shipping”, “hide” and “local pickup” for “easypost”, “hide shipping” and “methods”. “free shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “easypost” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hide” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide shipping” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “local pickup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “methods” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 52K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,154 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 19 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.1★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.96★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
32%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.9
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| hide shipping methods your tag | #6 | #16 | down 1 |
| easypost | #6 | #7 | up 1 |
| woocommerce shipping methods | #13 | #22 | up 1 |
| methods | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| shipping methods | #13 | #21 | up 5 |
| hide other shipping methods | #6 | #17 | up 3 |
| hide shipping | #13 | #18 | down 2 |
| hide shipping method | #8 | #19 | 0 |
| hide woocommerce shipping method | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| usps shipping | #18 | #18 | up 1 |
| australia post | #20 | #19 | up 1 |
| usps woocommerce | #21 | #22 | down 1 |
| shipping method | #20 | #21 | 0 |
| shipping classes | #23 | #22 | down 1 |
| hide categories | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| woocommerce shipping method | #17 | #23 | down 2 |
| role based shipping | #23 | #23 | down 1 |
| free shipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hide your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| local pickup your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
29 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “free shipping”, “hide” and “local pickup” for “easypost”, “hide shipping” and “methods”. “free shipping” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “easypost” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hide” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “hide shipping” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “local pickup” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “methods” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
19d ago
latest release · v1.4.9 · 13 Oct 2026
42
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Abdolaziz12mo ago
it doesn’t support the Dokan multivendor plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ivailo Ivanov3.0y ago
Very useful plugin for e-commerce. Good and professional support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ herrstein3.2y ago
Admin page crashed after activation. I have no choice but removing it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sjaak5.0y ago
The plugin is easy to use and works fine!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Suzi Wilson5.3y ago
All I want to do is hide free shipping when a flat rate is available. Seems simple enough, but I could not get it to work no matter how many permutations I tried. Frustrating.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ troyw20155.3y ago
Plugin is straight forward to use, but didn’t exclude the Easyship shipping method.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ foolix5.8y ago
We wanted to disable the local pickup method for certain products. The free version does the trick well, so I recommend the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ebeacon6.3y ago
This is a really powerful tool. The many options can make configuration a bit challenging, but with some trial and error we got it working perfectly for a client that needed to restrict shipping methods available for certain products to Intl shipping destinations. Definitely a nice tool to have available if you have any non-standard shipping requirements. Works perfectly with their Easypost plugin too.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The ELEX Hide WooCommerce Shipping Methods is a free plugin allows you to hide certain shipping methods bas..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,957 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 300+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 3.9★ · 5 shared tags B -
Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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