WordPress plugin comparison

Carla WordPress Security Plugin vs Prevent Direct Access

Carla WordPress Security Plugin

by lweb

10+ installs5.0

Prevent Direct Access

by WP Folio Team

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Carla WordPress Security Plugin.
On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Carla WordPress Security Plugin about 2.
Carla WordPress Security Plugin is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 298 reviews.
Prevent Direct Access was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Jan 9, 2022 for Carla WordPress Security Plugin.
Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.8.19 for Carla WordPress Security Plugin.
Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Carla WordPress Security Plugin.

Prevent Direct Access leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Carla WordPress Security Plugin	Prevent Direct Access
Popular rank	#32,325	#1,843
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	3.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(298)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.8.19	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.98
Last release	4 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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