WP Hardening (discontinued) vs Discontinued Products (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

WP Hardening (discontinued)

4(20)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago

View WP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued Products

4.2(5)

300 active installs

Free

Updated 2 weeks ago

View Discontinued Products

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Discontinued Products has a higher user rating (4.2/5 from 5 reviews) while WP Hardening (discontinued) leads in active installations (10K+ vs 300). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Hardening (discontinued) has accumulated 130K+ total downloads while Discontinued Products has 8.7K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	WP Hardening (discontinued)		Discontinued Products
Rating	4/5	►	4.2/5
Total Reviews	20	◄	5
Active Installs	10K+	◄	300
Total Downloads	130K+	◄	8.7K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	1 year ago	►	2 weeks ago
First Released	2019		2016
Age	7 years		10 years
WP Requires	4.3+		6.0+
PHP Requires	5.3+		7.4+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	1.2.8		2.0.8

Rating

4/5WP Hardening (discontinued)

►

Discontinued Products4.2/5

Total Reviews

20WP Hardening (discontinued)

◄

Discontinued Products5

Active Installs

10K+WP Hardening (discontinued)

◄

Discontinued Products300

Total Downloads

130K+WP Hardening (discontinued)

◄

Discontinued Products8.7K+

Support Resolution

N/AWP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued ProductsN/A

Last Updated

1 year agoWP Hardening (discontinued)

►

Discontinued Products2 weeks ago

First Released

2019WP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued Products2016

Age

7 yearsWP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued Products10 years

WP Requires

4.3+WP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued Products6.0+

PHP Requires

5.3+WP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued Products7.4+

Business Model

FreeWP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued ProductsFree

Latest Version

1.2.8WP Hardening (discontinued)

Discontinued Products2.0.8

Rating Breakdown

WP Hardening (discontinued)

4/5(20 reviews)

65%

10%

20%

Discontinued Products

4.2/5(5 reviews)

80%

20%

Download Trends

Recent Reviews

WP Hardening (discontinued) Reviews

by VForce

Moving on

Initially bought a lifetime deal from them about 4-5 years back. It seems sometime in the last 2 years they’ve completely dropped their wordpress security services and are providing REALLY expensive p

by Murat

It’s sending e-mails without my permission!!!

It is sending me stupid e-mails from my own e-mail account without my permission!

by 8bit7

Dead plugin

No support answers in forever, not even sure the devs come to the support forum anymore. No updates in forever and don’t expect any. The developers have moved on and now that this plugin is aging i

Discontinued Products Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is WP Hardening (discontinued) or Discontinued Products more popular?

WP Hardening (discontinued) has 10K+ active installations while Discontinued Products has 300. WP Hardening (discontinued) is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — WP Hardening (discontinued) or Discontinued Products?

WP Hardening (discontinued) has a 4/5 rating from 20 reviews, while Discontinued Products has a 4.2/5 rating from 5 reviews.

Are WP Hardening (discontinued) and Discontinued Products free?

WP Hardening (discontinued) is free and Discontinued Products is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — WP Hardening (discontinued) or Discontinued Products?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

WP Hardening (discontinued) was last updated 1 year ago and Discontinued Products was last updated 2 weeks ago.

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