WordPress plugin comparison
Hide My WP Ghost vs XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital
Hide My WP Ghost
by John Darrel
100K+ installs4.5
XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital
by aodigitalau
50+ installs5.0
At a glance
- Hide My WP Ghost has more active installs: 100K+, against 50+ for XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital.
- On a typical day, Hide My WP Ghost is downloaded about 1,566 times, XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital about 3.
- XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 373 reviews.
- Hide My WP Ghost was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Dec 10, 2024 for XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital.
- Hide My WP Ghost is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital.
- Hide My WP Ghost has been around longer: since 2016, against 2024 for XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital.
Line by line
Hide My WP Ghost leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Hide My WP Ghost | XMLRPC Lockdown by AO Digital |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #400 | #21,264 |
| Active installs | 100K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 98.2K | 69 |
| Rating | 4.5(373) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 67% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.7.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.74 | ×0.08 |
| Last release | today | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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