diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28d775e..a957412 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Licenses sit in the `/_licenses` folder. Each license has YAML front matter desc
 #### Optional fields
 
 * `featured` - Whether the license should be featured on the main page (defaults to false)
-* `hidden` - Whether the license is hidden from the license list (defaults to true)
+* `hidden` - Whether the license is neither [popular](https://opensource.org/licenses) nor fills out the [spectrum of licenses](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/) from strongly conditional to unconditional (defaults to true)
 * `nickname` - Customary short name if applicable (e.g, GPLv3)
 * `note` - Additional information about the licenses
 * `using` - A list of up to 3 notable projects using the license with straightforward LICENSE files which serve as examples newcomers can follow and that can be detected by [licensee](https://github.com/benbalter/licensee) in the form of `project_name: license_file_url`
diff --git a/_data/meta.yml b/_data/meta.yml
index 0a1cd1e..fc97bd0 100644
--- a/_data/meta.yml
+++ b/_data/meta.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   required: false
 
 - name: hidden
-  description: Whether the license is hidden from the license list (defaults to true)
+  description: Whether the license is neither [popular](https://opensource.org/licenses) nor fills out the [spectrum of licenses](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/) from strongly conditional to unconditional (defaults to true)
   required: false
 
 - name: nickname
diff --git a/_licenses/bsd-2-clause.txt b/_licenses/bsd-2-clause.txt
index 8cc23e1..5add7a3 100644
--- a/_licenses/bsd-2-clause.txt
+++ b/_licenses/bsd-2-clause.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License
 spdx-id: BSD-2-Clause
 redirect_from: /licenses/bsd/
 source: http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause
+hidden: false
 
 description: A permissive license that comes in two variants, the <a href="/licenses/bsd-2-clause/">BSD 2-Clause</a> and <a href="/licenses/bsd-3-clause/">BSD 3-Clause</a>. Both have very minute differences to the MIT license.
 
diff --git a/_licenses/bsd-3-clause.txt b/_licenses/bsd-3-clause.txt
index a744acd..ecc98ac 100644
--- a/_licenses/bsd-3-clause.txt
+++ b/_licenses/bsd-3-clause.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 title: BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
 spdx-id: BSD-3-Clause
 source: http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+hidden: false
 
 description: A permissive license similar to the <a href="/licenses/bsd-2-clause/">BSD 2-Clause License</a>, but with a 3rd clause that prohibits others from using the name of the project or its contributors to promote derived products without written consent.
 
diff --git a/_licenses/epl-1.0.txt b/_licenses/epl-1.0.txt
index 53a738e..91307a8 100644
--- a/_licenses/epl-1.0.txt
+++ b/_licenses/epl-1.0.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ title: Eclipse Public License 1.0
 spdx-id: EPL-1.0
 redirect_from: /licenses/eclipse/
 source: https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+hidden: false
 
 description: This commercially-friendly copyleft license provides the ability to commercially license binaries; a modern royalty-free patent license grant; and the ability for linked works to use other licenses, including commercial ones.
 
diff --git a/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt b/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
index 2ff19dc..4d1bedb 100644
--- a/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+++ b/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ spdx-id: GPL-2.0
 nickname: GNU GPLv2
 redirect_from: /licenses/gpl-v2/
 source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+hidden: false
 
 description: The GNU GPL is the most widely used free software license and has a strong copyleft requirement. When distributing derived works, the source code of the work must be made available under the same license. There are multiple variants of the GNU GPL, each with different requirements.
 
diff --git a/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt b/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
index f1f6ffd..9b353e8 100644
--- a/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
+++ b/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ spdx-id: LGPL-2.1
 nickname: GNU LGPLv2.1
 redirect_from: /licenses/lgpl-v2.1/
 source: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
+hidden: false
 
 description: Primarily used for software libraries, the GNU LGPL requires that derived works be licensed under the same license, but works that only link to it do not fall under this restriction. There are two commonly used versions of the GNU LGPL.
 
diff --git a/spec/license_shown_spec.rb b/spec/license_shown_spec.rb
index 90fb4cc..7c0ec1d 100644
--- a/spec/license_shown_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/license_shown_spec.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ describe 'shown licenses' do
   SHOWN_LICENSES = %w(
     agpl-3.0
     apache-2.0
+    bsd-2-clause
+    bsd-3-clause
+    epl-1.0
+    gpl-2.0
     gpl-3.0
+    lgpl-2.1
     lgpl-3.0
     mit
     mpl-2.0
@@ -14,7 +19,7 @@ describe 'shown licenses' do
   ).freeze
 
   it 'has the expected number of shown licenses' do
-    expect(shown_licenses.count).to eql(7)
+    expect(shown_licenses.count).to eql(12)
   end
 
   shown_licenses.each do |license|