wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hide wordpress 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 update”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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 #8 but places #14 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
Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 367 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157)
wp.org #2 3 
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726)
wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 
Disable All WordPress Updates 20K+ · 4.8★ (69)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too high 9 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4229)
wp.org #15 ↑3 6 too low 10 
WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (200)
wp.org #13 3 too low 11 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1917)
wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367)
wp.org #20 8 too low 13 
Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too high 14 Disable WordPress Update Notifications and auto-update Email Notifications 10K+ · 4.2★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #8 6 too high 15 
FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (92)
wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 
Hide Page And Post Title 40K+ · 3.6★ (54)
wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too high 17 
Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154)
wp.org #23 6 too low 18 
LWS Hide Login 20K+ · 4.7★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too high 19 
Auto Hide Admin Bar 3K+ · 4.8★ (32)
wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 U Update Control 4K+ · 4.4★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑2 6 too high 21 
Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (25)
wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 
Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ · 3.9★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
WP Hide Post — Hide Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, and Control Products Visibility for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 
Hide WP Admin Notifications 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑2 5 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.