WordPress plugin comparison

Prevent Direct Access vs Protos Content Protection Lite

Prevent Direct Access

by WP Folio Team

10K+ installs4.6

Protos Content Protection Lite

by Protos Software

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Protos Content Protection Lite.
On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Protos Content Protection Lite about 1.
Protos Content Protection Lite has no reviews yet.
Prevent Direct Access was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Jun 9, 2026 for Protos Content Protection Lite.
Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Protos Content Protection Lite.
Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for Protos Content Protection Lite.

Prevent Direct Access leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Prevent Direct Access	Protos Content Protection Lite
Popular rank	#1,842	#54,013
Active installs	10K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	3K	39
Rating	4.6(298)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.05
Last release	2 months ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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