WordPress plugin comparison
Beans Visual Hook Guide vs HookTrace
Beans Visual Hook Guide
by Jeff Cleverley
10+ installs
HookTrace
by SmilingSyntax
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Beans Visual Hook Guide has more active installs: 10+, against fewer than 10 for HookTrace.
- Beans Visual Hook Guide has no reviews yet.
- HookTrace was updated more recently: Jan 14, 2026, against Jul 20, 2018 for Beans Visual Hook Guide.
- HookTrace is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Beans Visual Hook Guide.
- Beans Visual Hook Guide has been around longer: since 2018, against 2026 for HookTrace.
Line by line
HookTrace leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Beans Visual Hook Guide | HookTrace |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,600 | #50,515 |
| Active installs | 10+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 25 | 33 |
| Rating | No ratings | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.05 |
| Last release | 8 years ago | 9 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 8.0 |
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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