Hide from Search

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ noodles101

   1.5y ago

   I 100% agree with the previous reviewer below. 3 stars for a potentially great plugin. For 5 stars please add: Options to be selected in Quick Edit mode and also add a section under Settings where it is possible to exclude multiple pages, posts or whatever from google or WP searches. Previous review:Happy to adjust my rating if I’m wrong but currently it appears you need to enter Edit to apply any changes. I have the need to hide hundreds of pages in a very large website and it would be so handy if the options were placed inside the Quick Edit. Furthermore, it would be even more handy if you could then select multiple pages and edit them together.

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2. ★★★★★ bighrts

   2.6y ago

   This plugin definitely works, but I find that it’s hit or miss. Using it with WordPress products, some products still show in search results even with the boxes ticked while others don’t. Not sure why the inconsistency is there.

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3. ★★★★★ oxign

   3.2y ago

   Happy to adjust my rating if I’m wrong but currently it appears you need to enter Edit to apply any changes. I have the need to hide hundreds of pages in a very large website and it would be so handy if the options were placed inside the Quick Edit. Furthermore, it would be even more handy if you could then select multiple pages and edit them together.

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4. ★★★★★ gpowerhost

   3.2y ago

   This plugin is well coded and maintained. It’s FREE FROM: bloat, clutter, nagging messages, spam advertising (as some other plugins in this category are not.) We’ve tested Hide from Search and it indeed does hide whichever you want: search engines and/or WordPress search results for any Posts/ Pages/ WooCommerce Products/ LearnDash Courses and all other Custom Post Types that we’ve seen (that are coded to the WordPress standards of posts/pages). Our heartfelt thanks to, Micah Wood, the plugin author for being generous and continuing to make WordPress.org the wonderful open sourced enabler that allows individuals, businesses, organizations and educators all around the world to be able to build anything they want on the web, as well as or better than any other content management system! Note: We have indeed tested all of the other plugins in this category listed on WordPress.org, prior to migrating 853 client sites (migration still in progress) from one of the other plugins that recently ruined a plugin they either purchased or took over by littering the WordPress Dashboard with spam advertisements and making the plugin unnecessarily bloated.

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5. ★★★★★ Eder Tuffic

   5.1y ago

   I had tried another one and it didn’t work, this one worked perfectly!

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6. ★★★★★ savethefrogs

   5.4y ago

   Hide From Search is super easy to use…and it works. Specifically, it helps you take any post or page and easily ensure public users don’t find it in search. Use case: hide thank you pages and confirmation pages. As far as customer support goes, I emailed Micah about an issue and he released a fix the same day. Highly recommended!

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7. ★★★★★ Gus

   5.6y ago

   Been using it for months, works as intended to remove pages from the footer. I’ve tried it with a few wordpress themes and it works nicely.

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8. ★★★★★ dknut

   6.2y ago

   Good thing to use. very usefull to hide something if you are not familiar with SEO excludes.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1.8 General maintenance 1.1.8
2. — Version 1.1.7 General maintenance 1.1.7
3. — Version 1.1.6 Version bump to fix automated release process. 1.1.6
4. — Version 1.1.5 Fix issue with wp-forge/container package not being compatible with PHP versions older than 8.0 1.1.5
5. — Version 1.1.4 Minor maintenance release 1.1.4
6. — Version 1.1.3 Fix PHP notice when Yoast SEO is active General security updates for dependencies. 1.1.3

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2023-08-15 2K+ → 3K+ up after 109 days in tier
2. 2023-04-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
3. 2023-04-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 24 days in tier
4. 2023-04-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-04-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-04-01 3K+ → 2K+ down after 140 days in tier
7. 2022-11-12 2K+ → 3K+ 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).

• Exclude Search 70+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• Search Exclude 50K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Canonical Link 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Mass Ping Tool for SEO – WordPress ping list to get indexed faster on Google, Yandex, … 400+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
• Site Search 360 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• S Sort SearchResult By Title 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B

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Hide from Search: 3K+ active installs, 4.4★ (17 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/mpress-hide-from-search