WordPress plugin comparison
WP Hide & Security Enhancer vs wPadlock
At a glance
- WP Hide & Security Enhancer has more active installs: 50K+, against fewer than 10 for wPadlock.
- On a typical day, WP Hide & Security Enhancer is downloaded about 297 times, wPadlock about 2.
- wPadlock has no reviews yet.
- WP Hide & Security Enhancer was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Jan 13, 2019 for wPadlock.
- WP Hide & Security Enhancer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.0.31 for wPadlock.
- WP Hide & Security Enhancer has been around longer: since 2015, against 2017 for wPadlock.
Line by line
WP Hide & Security Enhancer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  WP Hide & Security Enhancer |  wPadlock |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #758 | #60,475 |
| Active installs | 50K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10K | 29 |
| Rating | 4.3(275) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 75% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 5.0.31 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.44 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 1 month ago | 7 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 5.2 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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