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Simple Iframe Buster

by Mikel King · Uncategorized

Provides a method of setting the X-Frame-Options header to SAMEORIGIN. Also enqueues a javascript based iframe blocker.

⚠ Stale⚠ Likely abandoned⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
45 Health · D
Maintenance 3/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

45 health vs 56 average across 12,029 Uncategorized plugins

Removal-risk signals

53/100

Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
  • Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.15.

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.

40 / 100

Under-optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 4/100
WP compatibility 28/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 84/100

To rank higher: Last updated 1799 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-31% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

27

now · peak 87

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

Simple Iframe Buster · #14587 iframe · #626 HTTP Headers · #791 Advanced iFrame · #831

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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
100–200 ≈190

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,372 observations

Details

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
4.9y ago
Added
2014-05-30 · 12 yrs on WP
Requires WP
3.9
Tested up to
5.7.15
Requires PHP

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-08-05 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
  2. 2025-08-03 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2025-08-02 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
  4. 2025-07-30 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
  5. 2025-07-27 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
  6. 2025-07-26 100+ → 200+ up after 5 days in tier
  7. 2025-07-21 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
  8. 2025-07-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier

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Simple Iframe Buster: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-iframe-buster