WordPress plugin comparison
Guard vs Protect Uploads
At a glance
- Protect Uploads has more active installs: 30K+, against 10+ for Guard.
- On a typical day, Protect Uploads is downloaded about 1,170 times, Guard about 5.
- Guard has no reviews yet.
- Protect Uploads was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Nov 1, 2016 for Guard.
- Protect Uploads is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Guard.
- Protect Uploads has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Guard.
Line by line
Protect Uploads leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Guard |  Protect Uploads |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #46,031 | #910 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 118 | 36.3K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.8(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.7.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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