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

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 “hide blocks”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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

VK Blocks shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 100K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1281 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #1 2 WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #2 3 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #3 4 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks 20K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Easy Hide Login 20K+ · 4.4★ (43) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Hide Page And Post Title 40K+ · 3.6★ (54) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 WC Hide Shipping Methods 20K+ · 4.2★ (44) wp.org #19 20 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 LWS Hide Login 20K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library 10K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid 6K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #20 4 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.