wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hide pages”
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 pages”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 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
Hide Any Page shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 600+ 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
Page Builder by SiteOrigin places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 1005 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111)
wp.org #1 2 
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373)
wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 
Hide Page And Post Title 40K+ · 3.6★ (54)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526)
wp.org #9 ↑7 5 too low 5 
Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126)
wp.org #5 ↓1 6 
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint
wp.org #8 ↑7 1 too low 8 
Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005)
wp.org #19 10 too low 10 
MM Title Manager — Hide Page and Post Titles 10K+ · 4.4★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #6 4 too high 11 
WC Hide Shipping Methods 20K+ · 4.2★ (44)
wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too low 12 
CC Child Pages 9K+ · 4.9★ (49)
wp.org #18 6 too low 13 
LWS Hide Login 20K+ · 4.7★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 
Disable Media Pages 10K+ · 5.0★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 
Auto Hide Admin Bar 3K+ · 4.8★ (32)
wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 
Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (25) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #11 5 too high 17 
Hide/Remove Metadata 20K+ · 3.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓3 5 too high 18 
WP Hide Post — Hide Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, and Control Products Visibility for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓3 5 too high 19 
Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.1★ (29) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #17 2 too high 20 
Hide Tooltips on Hover – Clean Up Title Attributes Without Losing Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 
Hide Drafts in Menus 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 
Hide WP Admin Notifications 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #20 2 too high 23 
Hide Archive Label 900+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 Hide Any Page 600+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓2 8 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.