WordPress plugin comparison
Hide My WP Ghost vs Shift8 Security
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against fewer than 10 for Shift8 Security.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,603 times, Shift8 Security about 1.
- Shift8 Security has no reviews yet.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Jul 17, 2019 for Shift8 Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.2.30 for Shift8 Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2019 for Shift8 Security.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide My WP Ghost |  Shift8 Security |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #402 | #63,828 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 97.2K | 33 |
| Rating | 4.5(373) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 71% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.2.30 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.86 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 7 years ago |
| 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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