wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gutenberg hide”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “gutenberg hide”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 2 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 9K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1623 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #1 2

Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint wp.org #2 ↑2 3

Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373) wp.org #3 4

Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) heavy footprint wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5

Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) heavy footprint wp.org #5 ↓2 6

WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too high 7

PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #7 ↓1 8

Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9

Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets 100K+ · 4.9★ (1516) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too low 10

Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) heavy footprint wp.org #10 ↓2 11

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #24 13 too low 12

Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13

Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) not PHP-current wp.org #19 ↓3 6 too low 14

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #20 ↑3 6 too low 15

Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too high 16

No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor 9K+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #8 8 too high 17

Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓2 8 too high 18

Classic Editor 8M+ · 4.9★ (1251) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19

Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ · 4.8★ (41) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20

WC Hide Shipping Methods 20K+ · 4.2★ (44) wp.org #12 ↓3 8 too high 21

All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) not PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #22 ↓5 1 too low 22

Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) heavy footprint wp.org #18 ↑2 4 too high 23

Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43) wp.org #23 24

PDF viewer for Elementor & Gutenberg 9K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #17 7 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.