WordPress plugin comparison
Access Watch vs Hide My WP Ghost
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 30+ for Access Watch.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, Access Watch about 3.
- Access Watch is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.5 from 373 reviews.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Nov 26, 2018 for Access Watch.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Access Watch.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Access Watch |  Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #24,647 | #400 |
| Active installs | 30+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 58 | 98.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(12) | 4.5(373) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.74 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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