Security Headers
by Joseph Mendez · Security
Security headers are directives used by web applications to configure browser-side security defenses.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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 “700+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1377 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-09-06 800+ → 700+ down after 90 days in band
- 2025-06-08 900+ → 800+ down after 115 days in band
- 2025-02-13 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-12 900+ → 800+ down after 24 days in band
- 2025-01-19 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in band
- 2025-01-15 900+ → 800+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-01-06 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-01-05 900+ → 800+ down after 301 days in band
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/firstpage-sg-security-headers" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Security Headers — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Security Headers: 700+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-15. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/firstpage-sg-security-headers