Cloudflare SSL by Weslink
by Christofer Weßeling · Uncategorized
Plugin to enable CloudFlare Flexible SSL for Wordpress and to prevent the Redirect Loop
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “cloudflare”, “flexible ssl” and “https” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 49.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2854 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2854 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| flexible ssl your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| https your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| redirect loop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ssl your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “cloudflare”, “flexible ssl” and “https” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 306 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.9 · 8 Jan 2019
4
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous User 64435597.2y ago
I am using CloudfFare with full (strict) SSL and my site mostly worked. Until I tried to add or update a page or post within the Gutenberg editor, it always failed. After some research I read it can be caused by SSL issues and to try an SSL plugin. The first one I tried did nothing. then I saw this one mentioned CloudFlare which I use. Put in my mu-plugins folder and now Gutenberg works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tn. Andreas7.3y ago
This plugin very well, 100% Work…. Good Job. Not fount error! TOP of the BEST.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jotomas8.8y ago
I was having problems in my WP-MultiSite with CloudFlare blocking JetPack access and not being able to deactivate the “SSL Insecure Content Fixer” plugin without getting a “too many redirects” error, and installing and activating this plugin solved both them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WESLINK9.2y ago
we us it for our clients and like it 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jheskamp11.1y ago
I have cached my website now via Cloudflare and also encrypted via SSL. Works fine!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Christofer Weßeling11.1y ago
Just to ensure, i tested it – and it works 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.9 verify compability with WordPress 5.0 1.0.9
- — Version 1.0.8 verify compability with WordPress 4.8 1.0.8
- — Version 1.0.7 Move plugin owner to Weslink. Weslink will take over this plugin and add more functions as manage pull request from the community. 1.0.7
- — Version 1.0.5 Update for WordPress 4.7.4 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.4 remove unused code 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 First Release, add directory informations 1.0.3
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Plugin to enable CloudFlare Flexible SSL for Wordpress and to prevent the Redirect Loop"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 223 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "https" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-16 3K+ → 2K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-10 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-09 3K+ → 2K+ down after 579 days in tier
- 2024-09-07 4K+ → 3K+ down after 76 days in tier
- 2024-06-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 166 days in tier
- 2024-01-09 6K+ → 5K+ down after 258 days in tier
- 2023-04-26 7K+ → 6K+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2023-02-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 83 days in tier
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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Flexible SSL for CloudFlare 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 4 shared tags B -
Flex SSL 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Cloudflare 200K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
SSL Insecure Content Fixer 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL) 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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