Small WP Security vs HTTP Headers

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

Small WP Security

by Alex Kuimov

Health D45

HTTP Headers

by Dimitar Ivanov

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Small WP SecurityHTTP Headers

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	Small WP Security	HTTP Headers
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	40–50	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	-20% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	82/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★	4.3★ ✓
Reviews	1	70 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	37/100	87/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.2y ago	18d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	58	35.6K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	1.7%	4.9% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Security

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

Release activity

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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.