WordPress plugin comparison
Genius Firewall vs Hide My WP Ghost
Genius Firewall
by Genius Plugin
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 Genius Firewall.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, Genius Firewall about 1.
- Genius Firewall has no reviews yet.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 11, 2024 for Genius Firewall.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Genius Firewall.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for Genius Firewall.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Genius Firewall | Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #61,356 | #400 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 44 | 98.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(373) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 6.6.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×1.74 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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