WordPress plugin comparison
Hello Security vs Hide My WP Ghost
Hello Security
by Michele Butcher-Jones
10+ installs5.0
Hide My WP Ghost
by John Darrel
100K+ installs4.5
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 10+ for Hello Security.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,603 times, Hello Security about 1.
- Hello Security is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.5 from 373 reviews.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against May 20, 2015 for Hello Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Hello Security.
- Hello Security has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Hide My WP Ghost.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hello Security | Hide My WP Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #33,760 | #402 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 100K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 23 | 97.2K |
| Rating | 5.0(2) | 4.5(373) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 71% |
| Tested up to | 4.2.39 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×1.86 |
| Last release | 11 years ago | today |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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