XO Security vs Hide My WP Ghost

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

XO Security

by ishitaka

Health A87

Hide My WP Ghost

by John Darrel

Health A88

Active-install trajectory

XO SecurityHide My WP Ghost

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	XO Security	Hide My WP Ghost
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	30K–40K	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 87	A · 88 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	98/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	88/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100 ✓	68/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.5★ ✓
Reviews	11	373 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	92/100 ✓	91/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	yesterday ✓
Downloads · 30d	5.1K	100K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	7.3% ✓	3.4%
Category	Login & Users	Security

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

Release activity

XO SecurityHide My WP Ghost

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.