WordPress plugin comparison
Hard Boiled Security vs Hide My WP Ghost
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Hard Boiled Security.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, Hard Boiled Security about 2.
- Hard Boiled Security has no reviews yet.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jan 24, 2026 for Hard Boiled Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.9.11 for Hard Boiled Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for Hard Boiled Security.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hard Boiled Security |  Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,983 | #400 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 55 | 98.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.5(373) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 67% |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×1.74 |
| Last release | 9 months ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 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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