WordPress plugin comparison

.htaccess Site Access Control vs Leverage Browser Caching

.htaccess Site Access Control

by Miina Sikk

800+ installs4.0

Leverage Browser Caching

by Rinku Y

9K+ installs4.1

At a glance

Leverage Browser Caching has more active installs: 9K+, against 800+ for .htaccess Site Access Control.
On a typical day, Leverage Browser Caching is downloaded about 41 times, .htaccess Site Access Control about 7.
Leverage Browser Caching is rated higher: 4.1 out of 5 from 42 reviews, against 4.0 from 3 reviews.
Leverage Browser Caching was updated more recently: Jul 8, 2026, against May 11, 2016 for .htaccess Site Access Control.
Leverage Browser Caching is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.4.34 for .htaccess Site Access Control.
.htaccess Site Access Control has been around longer: since 2016, against 2017 for Leverage Browser Caching.

Leverage Browser Caching leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	.htaccess Site Access Control	Leverage Browser Caching
Popular rank	#7,516	#2,213
Active installs	800+	9K+
Downloads, last 30 days	129	1.3K
Rating	4.0(3)	4.1(42)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.4.34	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.78
Last release	10 years ago	4 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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