WP Hide & Security Enhancer vs Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

WP Hide & Security Enhancer

by nsp-code

Health A87

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

by CleanTalk Inc

Health A97

Active-install trajectory

WP Hide & Security Enhancer Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	WP Hide & Security Enhancer	Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	40K–50K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17%	+33% ✓
Overall health	A · 87	A · 97 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	84/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	97/100 ✓
Rating (adjusted)	4.33★	4.73★ ✓
Reviews	275	389 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	97/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	12d ago	8d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	25.5K	64.7K ✓
Category	Login & Users	Security

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

WP Hide & Security Enhancer Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with A

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.