WordPress plugin comparison
Advanced Password Security vs Hide My WP Ghost
Advanced Password Security
by Fernando Claussen
10+ installs5.0
Hide My WP Ghost
by John Darrel
100K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Advanced Password Security.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, Advanced Password Security about 2.
- Advanced Password Security is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 373 reviews.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jan 2, 2018 for Advanced Password Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Advanced Password Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Advanced Password Security.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Advanced Password Security | Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,264 | #400 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 42 | 98.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 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 | 5.5 | 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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