Safe Headers Scanner
by amir tohidlo · Security
Scan themes and plugins for potential header issues such as whitespace before/after PHP tags or direct output before headers.
70 health vs 63 average across 848 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-10-08 · 282 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
24
now · peak 58
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
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “—”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2025-10-08 · 281 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
NinjaScanner – Virus & Malware scan 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Fingerprint 9K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags C - E Exploit Scanner 8K+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags F
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/safe-headers-scanner" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Safe Headers Scanner — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Safe Headers Scanner: — active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/safe-headers-scanner