Health Check & Troubleshooting vs WPS Hide Login
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| Feature | Health Check & Troubleshooting v1.7.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.6/5 Visit Details | WPS Hide Login v1.9.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 200,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | July 25, 2024 | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Health Check & Troubleshooting | WPS Hide Login |
| Pros | Troubleshooting mode isolates conflicts without affecting other visitors; Debug data is easy to copy for support requests; Free and maintained alongside WordPress core tools | Moves the login page to a custom URL with no core file changes; Restores the standard login when deactivated; Supports multisite network settings |
| Cons | Plugin compatibility check sends requests to an external service; File integrity check fetches core files from the WordPress SVN server; Debug output can expose server details, so review before sharing | Hiding the URL is not a substitute for login rate limiting; Forgotten login URLs lock editors out until the plugin is disabled; Maintained without guaranteed free support |
| Features (Security plugins checklist) | ||
| Firewall | — | No |
| Malware scan | — | No |
| Login protection | — | Yes |
| Two-factor login | — | No |
| Activity log | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Site health checks, Per-user troubleshooting mode with plugins and theme disabled, Core file integrity check, Test email sending, Debug log viewer, htaccess viewer, PHP info viewer, Plugin PHP compatibility check via WPTide | Custom login URL slug, Custom redirect page for blocked wp-admin visitors, Blocks direct access to wp-login.php and wp-admin, Network settings on multisite, Site Health test for the login URL |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | WPTide, WordPress.org Serve Happy API, WordPress SVN core files | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 6.6 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | core.svn.wordpress.org, wptide.org, api.wordpress.org | — |