WordPress plugin comparison
Hide My WP Ghost vs Simple Security
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 80+ for Simple Security.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,603 times, Simple Security about 3.
- Simple Security is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.5 from 373 reviews.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Mar 2, 2015 for Simple Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Simple Security.
- Simple Security has been around longer: since 2012, against 2016 for Hide My WP Ghost.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Hide My WP Ghost |  Simple Security |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #402 | #18,053 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 97.2K | 61 |
| Rating | 4.5(373) | 5.0(5) |
| Support threads resolved | 71% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.86 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | today | 11 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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