HTTP Headers vs Content Security Policy Manager

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

HTTP Headers

by Dimitar Ivanov

Health A85

Content Security Policy Manager

by Patrick Sletvold

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

HTTP Headers Content Security Policy Manager

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	HTTP Headers	Content Security Policy Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	50K–60K ✓	2K–3K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 85 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	96/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	76/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.25★ ✓	4.04★
Reviews	70 ✓	6
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	82/100 ✓	50/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	4.0y ago
Downloads · 30d	6.2K ✓	359
Category	Security	Security

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

Release activity

HTTP Headers Content Security Policy Manager

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.