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CSP Friendly Security

by Pascal CESCATO · Security

Adds a CSP header compatible with most WP plugins without breaking styles.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
82 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 70/100
Support 70/100

82 health vs 64 average across 595 Security plugins

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.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-32% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

88

now · peak 181

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

CSP Friendly Securit · #12083 Content Security Pol · #4796 GD Security Headers · #5900 HTTP Security Header · #6105

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
200–300 ≈250

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 300+ in roughly 128 days.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations

Details

Version
1.5.2
Last updated
2mo ago
Added
2022-04-21 · 4 yrs on WP
Requires WP
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.1
Requires PHP
7.3

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-03-22 100+ → 200+ up after 788 days in band
  2. 2024-01-24 90+ → 100+ up after 78 days in band
  3. 2023-11-07 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in band
  4. 2023-11-05 90+ → 80+ down after 11 days in band
  5. 2023-10-25 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in band
  6. 2023-10-24 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
  7. 2023-10-23 80+ → 90+ up after 5 days in band
  8. 2023-10-18 90+ → 80+ down after 9 days in band

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CSP Friendly Security: 200+ active installs, 3.5★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/csp-antsst