WordPress plugin comparison
Defenora Secure Shield vs Hide My WP Ghost
Defenora Secure Shield
by Kirtikumar Solanki
Fewer than 10 installs
Hide My WP Ghost
by John Darrel
100K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Defenora Secure Shield.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, Defenora Secure Shield about 2.
- Defenora Secure Shield has no reviews yet.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Sep 13, 2026 for Defenora Secure Shield.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for Defenora Secure Shield.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.
| Metric | Defenora Secure Shield | Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #55,052 | #400 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 63 | 98.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(373) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×1.74 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 1 day ago |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | 7.4 |
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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