WordPress plugin comparison
Email Encoder vs Hide Posts
At a glance
- Email Encoder has more active installs: 90K+, against 20K+ for Hide Posts.
- On a typical day, Email Encoder is downloaded about 411 times, Hide Posts about 107.
- Email Encoder is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 94 reviews, against 4.7 from 22 reviews.
- Hide Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Sep 21, 2026 for Email Encoder.
- Email Encoder resolves more of its support threads: 50% in the last two months, against 0% for Hide Posts.
- Hide Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Email Encoder.
- Email Encoder has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Hide Posts.
Line by line
Email Encoder leads on 6 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Email Encoder |  Hide Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #464 | #1,332 |
| Active installs | 90K+ | 20K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 14.3K | 9.2K |
| Rating | 4.9(94) | 4.7(22) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.32 | ×0.92 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 5 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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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