Zen Site Security
by Guram Zhgamadze · Security
Also makes 5 other plugins · 90+ installs across the portfolio →
SSL in one click plus security hardening: 301 HTTPS redirect, mixed content fixer, HSTS, security headers, SameSite cookies, attack-surface hardening.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈70 estimated
Momentum
-51%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “hardening” and “https” for “attack surface” and “fixer”. “hardening” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “attack surface” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “https” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fixer” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 66 average across 1,786 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.1%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 1.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 43 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
59
Momentum
Gaining ground
+1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
62%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| samesite | #3 | #9 | up 1 |
| zen | #5 | #11 | up 1 |
| hsts your tag | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| attack surface | #12 | #19 | up 8 |
| fixer | #18 | #19 | up 4 |
| site hardening | #9 | #21 | up 4 |
| mixed content | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| csp | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| ssl mixed content | #19 | #24 | 0 |
| redirect to ssl site | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| hardening your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| https your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security headers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ssl your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
52 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 42 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “hardening” and “https” for “attack surface” and “fixer”. “hardening” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “attack surface” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “https” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “fixer” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “hsts”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Jul 2026 · 111 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 853 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 70.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "SSL in one click plus security hardening: 301 HTTPS redirect, mixed content fixer, HSTS, security headers,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API, LiteSpeed.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,567 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-27 50+ → 70+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-26 10+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-25 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 40+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 30+ → 40+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 60+ → 30+ down
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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LH HSTS 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D -
Volixta SSL & Security Headers – Free SSL Certificates, HTTPS & Mixed Content Fixer 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - C Computernørden's Security Panel — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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SSL Insecure Content Fixer 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Easy HTTPS Redirection (SSL) 100K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 80K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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