WordPress plugin comparison
Email Address Encoder vs Prevent Direct Access
Email Address Encoder
by Till Krüss
100K+ installs4.2
Prevent Direct Access
by WP Folio Team
10K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Email Address Encoder has more active installs: 100K+, against 10K+ for Prevent Direct Access.
- On a typical day, Email Address Encoder is downloaded about 308 times, Prevent Direct Access about 126.
- Prevent Direct Access is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 298 reviews, against 4.2 from 160 reviews.
- Prevent Direct Access was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Apr 12, 2026 for Email Address Encoder.
- Prevent Direct Access resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Email Address Encoder.
- Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Email Address Encoder.
- Email Address Encoder has been around longer: since 2011, against 2015 for Prevent Direct Access.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 4 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric | Email Address Encoder | Prevent Direct Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #406 | #1,843 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 9.3K | 3.1K |
| Rating | 4.2(160) | 4.6(298) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.16 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 7 months ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 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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