WordPress plugin comparison
Hide My WP Ghost vs Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Hide My WP Ghost
by John Darrel
100K+ installs4.5
Prevent XSS Vulnerability
by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui
6K+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 6K+ for Prevent XSS Vulnerability.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, Prevent XSS Vulnerability about 47.
- Prevent XSS Vulnerability is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 7 reviews, against 4.5 from 373 reviews.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jul 22, 2025 for Prevent XSS Vulnerability.
- Hide My WP Ghost resolves more of its support threads: 67% in the last two months, against 0% for Prevent XSS Vulnerability.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Prevent XSS Vulnerability.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Prevent XSS Vulnerability.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 7 of 8 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide My WP Ghost | Prevent XSS Vulnerability |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #400 | #2,785 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 6K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 98.2K | 933 |
| Rating | 4.5(373) | 5.0(7) |
| Support threads resolved | 67% | 0% |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.74 | ×0.36 |
| Last release | 1 day ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
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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