PublishPress Capabilities vs WPS Hide Login
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| Feature | PublishPress Capabilities v2.53.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 100,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Editions | PublishPress Capabilities · PublishPress Capabilities Pro ($) | WPS Hide Login |
| Pros | Create, edit and duplicate roles with fine capability control; Hide editor, admin menu and toolbar features per role; Automatic backups of role changes with WP-CLI restore | Moves the login page to a custom URL with no core file changes; Restores the standard login when deactivated; Supports multisite network settings |
| Cons | Pro edition adds further controls not covered here; Many settings screens; a learning curve for large role sets | 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 |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | — |
| 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 | Create, edit and duplicate roles, Hide block and classic editor features, Restrict admin menus, toolbar and dashboard items, Automatic role backups and restore, Login and logout redirects per role, Application password capability control, Admin menu order and title editing | 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 | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, bbPress, WPML, BuddyPress, LearnDash | — |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 | 4.1 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2.5 | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | 1 | — |