WordPress plugin comparison
Photection vs Prevent Direct Access
At a glance
- Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against 1K+ for Photection.
- On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Photection about 10.
- Photection is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 298 reviews.
- Prevent Direct Access was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Sep 27, 2016 for Photection.
- Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.6.0 for Photection.
- Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Photection.
Line by line
Prevent Direct Access leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Photection |  Prevent Direct Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #6,699 | #1,843 |
| Active installs | 1K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 238 | 3.1K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 4.6(298) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.6.0 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.98 |
| Last release | 10 years ago | 2 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 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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