WordPress plugin comparison

Customize Private & Protected vs Hidden Password Protected Pages

Customize Private & Protected

by kirkclarke

400+ installs4.7

Hidden Password Protected Pages

by kimipooh

600+ installs5.0

At a glance

Hidden Password Protected Pages has more active installs: 600+, against 400+ for Customize Private & Protected.
On a typical day, Hidden Password Protected Pages is downloaded about 17 times, Customize Private & Protected about 10.
Hidden Password Protected Pages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 3 reviews.
Customize Private & Protected was updated more recently: Oct 14, 2026, against May 17, 2026 for Hidden Password Protected Pages.
Customize Private & Protected is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Hidden Password Protected Pages.
Hidden Password Protected Pages has been around longer: since 2014, against 2021 for Customize Private & Protected.

Hidden Password Protected Pages leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Customize Private & Protected	Hidden Password Protected Pages
Popular rank	#9,641	#8,194
Active installs	400+	600+
Downloads, last 30 days	196	255
Rating	4.7(3)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.52	×0.58
Last release	27 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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