WordPress plugin comparison

Hide My WP Ghost vs ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare

Hide My WP Ghost

by John Darrel

100K+ installs4.5

ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare

by DanDawson

20+ installs

At a glance

Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 20+ for ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare.
On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare about 5.
ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare has no reviews yet.
Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 19, 2026 for ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare.

Hide My WP Ghost leads on 5 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Hide My WP Ghost	ProbeGuard 404 Firewall for Cloudflare
Popular rank	#400	#25,365
Active installs	100K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	97.4K	179
Rating	4.5(373)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	67%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×1.74	×0.17
Last release	1 day ago	22 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.2

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