WordPress plugin comparison

Protect Uploads vs Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications

Protect Uploads

by Protect Uploads

30K+ installs4.8

Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications

by Luis

Fewer than 10 installs

At a glance

Protect Uploads has more active installs: 30K+, against fewer than 10 for Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications.
On a typical day, Protect Uploads is downloaded about 1,170 times, Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications about 3.
Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications has no reviews yet.
Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications was updated more recently: Oct 28, 2026, against Oct 7, 2026 for Protect Uploads.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Protect Uploads has been around longer: since 2015, against 2026 for Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications.

Protect Uploads leads on 4 of 5 comparable lines.

Metric	Protect Uploads	Vanguard Admin Protection & Notifications
Popular rank	#910	#63,754
Active installs	30K+	Fewer than 10
Downloads, last 30 days	35.2K	120
Rating	4.8(12)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.05
Last release	1 month ago	12 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	7.4

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