WordPress plugin comparison
Ballast Security Hashing vs Hide My WP Ghost
Ballast Security Hashing
by BallastSecurity
10+ installs
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 Ballast Security Hashing.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, Ballast Security Hashing about 1.
- Ballast Security Hashing has no reviews yet.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Sep 6, 2012 for Ballast Security Hashing.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Ballast Security Hashing.
- Ballast Security Hashing has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Hide My WP Ghost.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Ballast Security Hashing | Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #45,222 | #413 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 113.8K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(373) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 3.4.2 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.74 |
| Last release | 14 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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