WordPress plugin comparison

Extend Protection For WooCommerce vs Prevent Direct Access

Extend Protection For WooCommerce

by Extend Solution Engineering Team

10+ installs5.0

Prevent Direct Access

by WP Folio Team

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Extend Protection For WooCommerce.
On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Extend Protection For WooCommerce about 3.
Extend Protection For WooCommerce is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 298 reviews.
Extend Protection For WooCommerce was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Aug 27, 2026 for Prevent Direct Access.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Extend Protection For WooCommerce.

Prevent Direct Access leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Extend Protection For WooCommerce	Prevent Direct Access
Popular rank	#44,737	#1,843
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	58	3.1K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.6(298)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.19	×0.98
Last release	3 days ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.0

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