WordPress plugin comparison
MediaTypes vs Prevent Direct Access
At a glance
- Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for MediaTypes.
- On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, MediaTypes about 1.
- MediaTypes has no reviews yet.
- Prevent Direct Access was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Dec 21, 2022 for MediaTypes.
- Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for MediaTypes.
- Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2022 for MediaTypes.
Line by line
Prevent Direct Access leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  MediaTypes |  Prevent Direct Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #54,783 | #1,844 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 3.2K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(298) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.1.16 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 3 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 7.0 |
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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