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Security Headers vs HTTP Headers

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

Active-install trajectory

Security Headers moved up one install band, 700+ to 800+; HTTP Headers moved down one install band, 50K+ to 40K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric Security Headers HTTP Headers
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 800–900 40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window. +14% ✓ -20%
Overall health B · 82 A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 100/100 100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 69/100 82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 3.8★ 4.3★ ✓
Reviews 2 70 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 78/100 87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low Low
Last updated 5d ago ✓ 19d ago
Downloads · 30d 969 36.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 10.0% ✓ 4.9%
Category Security Security

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

Release activity

Security HeadersHTTP Headers

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.