wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hide element button”
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 element button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Ko-fi Button shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284)
wp.org #1 2 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #4 2 too low 3 
Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27)
wp.org #3 4 
Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #8 2 too low 7 
Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #2 5 too high 8 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093)
wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221)
wp.org #22 12 too low 11 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #18 7 too low 12 
ACF Frontend Admin by DynamiApps 8K+ · 4.5★ (160)
wp.org #12 13 
All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542)
wp.org #21 8 too low 14 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #20 6 too low 15 
WP Call Button – Easy Click to Call Button for WordPress 40K+ · 4.7★ (69)
wp.org #13 2 too high 16 
Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131)
wp.org #15 1 too high 17 
Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content 20K+ · 4.8★ (209)
wp.org #23 6 too low 18 
Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 3K+ · 4.4★ (273)
wp.org #19 1 too low 19 
WPC Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #10 9 too high 20 
Hide Cart Functions 3K+ · 4.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #17 3 too high 21 
Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #9 12 too high 22 
Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Ko-fi Button 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #7 16 too high 24 
Generic Elements 500+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #24 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.