BaseCloud Security Manager
by BaseCloud · Security
Also makes 3 other plugins · 190+ installs across the portfolio →
🛡️ Enterprise-grade WordPress security made simple. Implement military-standard HTTP security headers with zero technical knowledge required.
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Health
B 75/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈24 estimated
Momentum
0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “hardening” for “clickjacking”. “hardening” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “clickjacking” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 9 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 248 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| clickjacking | #13 | #15 | up 1 |
| hsts your tag | #24 | #18 | down 3 |
| hardening your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| headers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xss your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “hardening” for “clickjacking”. “hardening” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “clickjacking” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 9 Aug 2025 · 448 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 230 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
9
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v1.0.26 · 25 Feb 2026
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 35% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 142 days.
Install history since 14 Aug 2025
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ontrck6mo ago
So easy to use, literally plug and play and just like that you are secured.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iceshade6mo ago
Very powerful and useful. BaseCloud knows what it’s doing.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 11 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 11 of 11 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "who want", "use cases").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,577 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hardening" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-24 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 10+ → 20+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Prevent XSS Vulnerability 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
HSTS Ready 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - C Content Security Policy Manager 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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NETSENSAI Shield 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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