WordPress plugin comparison
Blog Password Protection vs Smart Passworded Pages
Blog Password Protection
by Zamaraiev Dmytro
10+ installs
Smart Passworded Pages
by Brian Layman
2K+ installs4.8
At a glance
- Smart Passworded Pages has more active installs: 2K+, against 10+ for Blog Password Protection.
- On a typical day, Smart Passworded Pages is downloaded about 14 times, Blog Password Protection about 2.
- Blog Password Protection has no reviews yet.
- Blog Password Protection was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2025, against Nov 28, 2017 for Smart Passworded Pages.
- Blog Password Protection is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.2.39 for Smart Passworded Pages.
- Smart Passworded Pages has been around longer: since 2012, against 2025 for Blog Password Protection.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Blog Password Protection | Smart Passworded Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #40,316 | #4,632 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 2K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 49 | 277 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(21) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.8.12 | 4.2.39 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.06 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | – |
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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