HSTS strict-preload
by timpet · Uncategorized
It adds HSTS headers to your wordpress site. No configuration required
41 health vs 55 average across 13,142 Uncategorized plugins
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 5.1.22, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2696 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
28
now · peak 64
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
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 “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-10-25 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-10-23 20+ → 30+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-10-19 30+ → 20+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2024-10-14 20+ → 30+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2024-09-18 30+ → 20+ down after 36 days in tier
- 2024-08-13 40+ → 30+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2024-07-09 30+ → 40+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2024-07-01 40+ → 30+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Security Headers 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D -
HSTS Ready 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
LH HSTS 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag D -
Security Headers & Caching 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple HSTS Preload 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag D
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