WC Hide Shipping Methods
Healthy: WC Hide Shipping Methods is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| Rynald0s | 14 Apr 2017 to 25 Mar 2025, 20 commits |
|---|---|
| wpexpertsio | 26 Mar 2025 to 23 Oct 2026, 34 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 14 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 9
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 21 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 3.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 2.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0 |
Average rating fell from 5.0 to 2.0 between Q3 2024 and Q4 2025.
| 5 star | 35 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 7 |
- it doesn’t support Dokan plugin. · 2 stars · 16 Nov 2025
- Auto install on a couple customer sites… · 1 star · 4 Jun 2025
- Really needs more options · 2 stars · 31 Jan 2025
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 165 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 292 |
| 18 May 2026 | 314 |
| 25 May 2026 | 300 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 401 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 292 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 293 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 253 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 6,609 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 3,412 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 1,175 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 1,092 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 929 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 774 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 642 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 591 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 640 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 600 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 493 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 558 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 564 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 490 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 515 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 447 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 7,380 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 3,386 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 287 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 136% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 2.0.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Saad Iqbal |
| Added | 14 Apr 2017 |
| Last updated | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 6.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | E-commerce & Shopping |
| Tags | force free shipping, hide shipping rates, hide shipping methods, woocommerce free shipping, hide other shipping methods |
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Questions
Is WC Hide Shipping Methods still maintained?
WC Hide Shipping Methods was last updated on 21 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is WC Hide Shipping Methods safe?
WC Hide Shipping Methods has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns WC Hide Shipping Methods?
The wordpress.org author is Saad Iqbal. Recent committers: wpexpertsio, Rynald0s, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of WC Hide Shipping Methods?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Shipping Live Rates for USPS for WooCommerce, Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce - Flexible Shipping.