WordPress plugin comparison

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection vs Prevent Direct Access

Frontend HTTP Auth Protection

by Prashant Baldha

30+ installs5.0

Prevent Direct Access

by WP Folio Team

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against 30+ for Frontend HTTP Auth Protection.
On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Frontend HTTP Auth Protection about 4.
Frontend HTTP Auth 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 Apr 1, 2016 for Frontend HTTP Auth Protection.
Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Frontend HTTP Auth Protection.
Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Frontend HTTP Auth Protection.

Prevent Direct Access leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Frontend HTTP Auth Protection	Prevent Direct Access
Popular rank	#23,016	#1,843
Active installs	30+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	78	3.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(298)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	4.7.39	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.98
Last release	10 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.0

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