wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hide product”
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 product”, 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
Hide Product Image for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Product Table for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 295 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.
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275)
wp.org #1 2 
Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284)
wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too low 3 
Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 
Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.1★ (29)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 
Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (474)
wp.org #11 ↓4 6 too low 6 
Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61)
wp.org #6 7 
WPC Product Bundles for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (220)
wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 
Extra Product Options For WooCommerce | Custom Product Addons and Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (219)
wp.org #10 ↑5 2 too low 9 
Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280)
wp.org #12 3 too low 10 
Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (160)
wp.org #15 5 too low 11 
Product Tabs for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (69)
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295)
wp.org #19 ↓3 7 too low 13 
Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254)
wp.org #22 ↓4 9 too low 14 
PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (283)
wp.org #20 ↓9 6 too low 15 
Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (25)
wp.org #9 6 too high 16 
Product Labels For Woocommerce (Sale Badges) 10K+ · 4.6★ (54)
wp.org #16 17 
WP Hide Post — Hide Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, and Control Products Visibility for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #5 12 too high 18 
Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (97)
wp.org #21 ↓4 3 too low 19 
MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42)
wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 
Product Attachment for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↑3 2 too high 21 
Product Visibility by User Role for WooCommerce 6K+ · 3.8★ (21) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑6 7 too high 22 
Hide Price Until Login 1K+ · 3.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Hide Product Image for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↑1 16 too high 24 
Hide Price and Add to Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 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.