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

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 prices”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 9 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 Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 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 wp.org
1 Wholesale Suite – B2B, Dynamic Pricing & WooCommerce Wholesale Prices 20K+ · 4.8★ (546) wp.org #1 2 WC Hide Shipping Methods 20K+ · 4.2★ (44) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too low 3 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #9 ↑2 6 too low 4 LWS Hide Login 20K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #4 ↓2 5 Hide Price Until Login 1K+ · 3.5★ (24) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Variation Price Display Range for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 Show only lowest prices in variable products for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 WC Price History 5K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #24 ↓3 14 too low 11 Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 ↑1 9 too high 12 Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #6 ↓1 6 too high 13 Hide Cart Functions 3K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 Whols – Wholesale Prices and B2B Store Solution for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #15 ↑7 16 WPC Name Your Price for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #11 ↓2 5 too high 17 Installment Prices for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Content Egg – Affiliate Product Importer & Price Comparison 10K+ · 3.9★ (56) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 too low 19 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too high 20 Custom Price Labels for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Custom Price for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Product Prices by User Roles for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.4★ (14) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23 Change Price Title for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Hide Prices for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.