WordPress plugin comparison

Protect Uploads vs Very Simple Password for WordPress

Protect Uploads

by Protect Uploads

30K+ installs4.8

Very Simple Password for WordPress

by lucasbustamante

200+ installs4.6

At a glance

Protect Uploads has more active installs: 30K+, against 200+ for Very Simple Password for WordPress.
On a typical day, Protect Uploads is downloaded about 1,170 times, Very Simple Password for WordPress about 5.
Protect Uploads is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.6 from 10 reviews.
Protect Uploads was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Mar 6, 2017 for Very Simple Password for WordPress.
Protect Uploads is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.7.39 for Very Simple Password for WordPress.
Protect Uploads has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for Very Simple Password for WordPress.

Protect Uploads leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Protect Uploads	Very Simple Password for WordPress
Popular rank	#910	#12,696
Active installs	30K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	35.2K	119
Rating	4.8(12)	4.6(10)
Support threads resolved	0%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.7.39
Search multiplier	×0.98	×0.00
Last release	1 month ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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