WordPress plugin comparison
Hide My WP Ghost vs WP jCryption Security
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for WP jCryption Security.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,603 times, WP jCryption Security about 2.
- WP jCryption Security is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.5 from 373 reviews.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against May 16, 2015 for WP jCryption Security.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for WP jCryption Security.
- WP jCryption Security has been around longer: since 2015, 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 |  WP jCryption Security |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #402 | #20,920 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 97.2K | 35 |
| Rating | 4.5(373) | 4.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | 71% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.8.34 |
| 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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