WordPress plugin comparison

Prevent Direct Access vs Website Password Protection

Prevent Direct Access

by WP Folio Team

10K+ installs4.6

Website Password Protection

by alignpx

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Prevent Direct Access has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Website Password Protection.
On a typical day, Prevent Direct Access is downloaded about 126 times, Website Password Protection about 1.
Website Password Protection has no reviews yet.
Prevent Direct Access was updated more recently: Aug 27, 2026, against Nov 3, 2022 for Website Password Protection.
Prevent Direct Access is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.1.16 for Website Password Protection.
Prevent Direct Access has been around longer: since 2015, against 2019 for Website Password Protection.

Prevent Direct Access leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Prevent Direct Access	Website Password Protection
Popular rank	#1,843	#50,530
Active installs	10K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	3.1K	25
Rating	4.6(298)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	6.1.16
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	7.0	–

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