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.
70 health vs 75 average across 318 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 · 1,126 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
23
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
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 “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
At the current install trend, crossing 40+ in roughly 132 days.
Install history · since 2023-06-16 · 1,108 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-12 20+ → 30+ up after 39 days in band
- 2026-05-04 30+ → 20+ down after 29 days in band
- 2026-04-05 20+ → 30+ up after 61 days in band
- 2026-02-03 10+ → 20+ up after 157 days in band
- 2025-08-30 20+ → 10+ down after 513 days in band
- 2024-04-04 30+ → 20+ down after 79 days in band
- 2024-01-16 20+ → 30+ up after 6 days in band
- 2024-01-10 30+ → 20+ down after 12 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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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