WordPress plugin comparison
bad_ip WP vs Hide My WP Ghost
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for bad_ip WP.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, bad_ip WP about 2.
- bad_ip WP 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 Oct 5, 2025 for bad_ip WP.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for bad_ip WP.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2020 for bad_ip WP.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  bad_ip WP |  Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,263 | #400 |
| Active installs | 20+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 62 | 98.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.5(373) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.12 | ×1.74 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 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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