WordPress plugin comparison

Private Post Share vs Hidden Password Protected Pages

Private Post Share

by Fabian Todt

100+ installs5.0

Hidden Password Protected Pages

by kimipooh

600+ installs5.0

At a glance

Hidden Password Protected Pages has more active installs: 600+, against 100+ for Private Post Share.
On a typical day, Hidden Password Protected Pages is downloaded about 17 times, Private Post Share about 4.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Hidden Password Protected Pages was updated more recently: May 17, 2026, against Aug 11, 2025 for Private Post Share.
Hidden Password Protected Pages is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.8.12 for Private Post Share.
Hidden Password Protected Pages has been around longer: since 2014, against 2022 for Private Post Share.

Hidden Password Protected Pages leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Private Post Share	Hidden Password Protected Pages
Popular rank	#13,222	#8,193
Active installs	100+	600+
Downloads, last 30 days	100	255
Rating	5.0(1)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.18	×0.58
Last release	1 year ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	8.1	–

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