Comparison · generated on request
Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files vs Zodan Authorized Downloads
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files | Zodan Authorized Downloads | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | A simple way to prevent search engines and the public from indexing and accessing your files without complex user authentication. | Protect documents from unauthorized download. |
| Active installs | 10,000+ | fewer than 10 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (295) | — |
| Last release | 11 days ago | 4 months ago |
| Current owner | WP Folio Team | Marten Moolenaar |
| Added to directory | 27 Nov 2015 | 04 Nov 2025 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.1 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | false |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files · Zodan Authorized Downloads