WordPress plugin comparison
Content Protection vs Prevent Direct Access
At a glance
- Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Content Protection.
- On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Content Protection about 2.
- Content Protection 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 Feb 9, 2021 for Content Protection.
- Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.23 for Content Protection.
- Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2021 for Content Protection.
Line by line
Prevent Direct Access leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Content Protection |  Prevent Direct Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #41,917 | #1,843 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 36 | 3.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.6(298) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 5.6.23 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 5 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.1 | 7.0 |
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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