wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hide wordpress plugin update”
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 wordpress plugin update”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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
Disable WordPress Update Notifications and auto-update Email Notifications shows at wp.org #12 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 19 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 2470 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #1 2 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #2 ↑2 3 
WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157)
wp.org #4 ↓3 5 
Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726)
wp.org #5 6 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4229)
wp.org #6 ↑2 7 
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373)
wp.org #7 ↑4 8 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #10 ↑5 2 too low 9 
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #14 4 too low 11 
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275)
wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 
Disable All WordPress Updates 20K+ · 4.8★ (69)
wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too high 13 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #15 ↓6 2 too low 14 
Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303)
wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397)
wp.org #18 ↑6 3 too low 16 
wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449)
wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 
WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199)
wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Disable WordPress Update Notifications and auto-update Email Notifications 10K+ · 4.2★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #12 6 too high 19 
Block Plugin Update 5K+ · 4.4★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #13 6 too high 20 
Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too high 21 
Hide Page And Post Title 40K+ · 3.6★ (54)
wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 
Hide Dashboard Notifications 20K+ · 3.9★ (33)
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 
LWS Hide Login 20K+ · 4.7★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 U Update Control 4K+ · 4.4★ (17) 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.