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Hide Shipping Method For WooCommerce
Simple shipping cleanup that comes with a side of subscription anxiety.
DecliningPoor rating
56/100
The plugin is easy to use but the free version is thin and Pro features require active licenses.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.0★
25 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-30%
Declining fast
55 → 39 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.96★
- MINORdownloads down 30% vs a year ago
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining fast · -30% in the last year
55/day a year ago→39/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayHide Shipping Method For WooCommerce is generally praised for its ease of use and reliable hiding of shipping methods, but users report compatibility gaps, limited conditional controls, and concerns about premium costs and license enforcement.
What people like
- +Easy to use with a simple interface×4
- +Effectively hides shipping methods according to specified criteria and works as described×5
- +Responsive and helpful support team×2
- +Free version provides sufficient functionality and good value×2
- +Flexible conditional rules allowing inclusion/exclusion of any shipping method
Common complaints
- −Does not support Dokan multivendor plugin
- −Limited condition setup; rules may apply to all products and cannot be properly configured
- −Premium upgrade is expensive for simple settings
- −Unnecessary “Upgrade” link in admin menu is annoying
- −Pro features are disabled if the license is not renewed
- −Cannot conditionally hide shipping methods as described in documentation
- −Plugin may not work as configured, leaving unwanted shipping methods visible
- −Preview images do not match actual plugin options, causing confusion
Review trustMostly organic
- 3.96★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.00★
- 0%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 40% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 25 total
Latest reviews · 25 analyzed
- 2025-11-18★★★★★Unfortunately it doesn't support Dokan multivendor plugin.Abdolaziz
- 2025-02-20★★★★★Excellent plugindwoott
- 2024-11-19★★★★★Amazing pluginJavier Vega
- 2024-11-12★★★★★Plugin with Excellent Support!pixelhafendesign
- 2023-08-14★★★★★Doesn't worksandbox2800
- 2022-11-23★★★★★no options with free versionexoryhd
- 2022-05-03★★★★★Good. Easy to use.rafaelzrt
- 2022-03-31★★★★★Simple and useful!ostonegi
- 2022-03-08★★★★★Pro features are disabled if non-renewedPeteGeek
- 2022-03-08★★★★★no shipping options hidingsrgk
Releases
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For developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
38
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
35
Prior 7-day baseline
29
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
52
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+8.6%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
40%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.97
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
68%
5★ share in analyzed sample
0%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.96 → 3.96★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered