Security Headers & Caching
by Studio Be4 · Performance
Enhance your WordPress site security with HTTP security headers and improve performance with smart caching. Works with all hosting providers.
67 health vs 67 average across 1,076 Performance 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 2023-06-17 · 1,171 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 67
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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
11mo ago
latest release · v7.4
2
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 249 days.
Install history · since 2023-06-16 · 1,111 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-12 20+ → 30+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2026-05-04 30+ → 20+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 20+ → 30+ up after 61 days in tier
- 2026-02-03 10+ → 20+ up after 157 days in tier
- 2025-08-30 20+ → 10+ down after 513 days in tier
- 2024-04-04 30+ → 20+ down after 79 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-01-10 30+ → 20+ down after 12 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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Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
HSTS Ready 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A - C Content Security Policy Manager 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B
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