Simple SSL Redirects
by Blucube · Security
Lightweight plugin to ensure access via SSL/HTTPS. Uses 301 (permanent) redirects for SEO benefits. Optionally sets HSTS and forces canonical domain.
80 health vs 64 average across 598 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.
Excellent listing optimization
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 2023-02-03 · 1,260 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
60
now · peak 329
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2023-02-02 · 1,256 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-09-19 100+ → 200+ up after 291 days in band
- 2023-12-03 90+ → 100+ up after 12 days in band
- 2023-11-21 80+ → 90+ up after 7 days in band
- 2023-11-14 70+ → 80+ up after 4 days in band
- 2023-11-10 50+ → 70+ up after 4 days in band
- 2023-11-06 30+ → 50+ up after 38 days in band
- 2023-09-29 20+ → 30+ up after 108 days in band
- 2023-06-13 10+ → 20+ up after 102 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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Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL) 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Cloudflare 200K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
SSL Insecure Content Fixer 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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