Far Future Expiry Header
Healthy: Far Future Expiry Header is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| mra13 | 6 Mar 2014 to 17 Aug 2026, 41 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 17 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2021 | Far Future Expiry Header <= 1.4 - Plugin's Settings Update via Cross-Site Request Forgery | 4.3 | <= 1.4 | 1.5 | n/a |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 3.2 from 31 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 15 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 11 |
Momentum
6,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 43 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 122 |
| 18 May 2026 | 117 |
| 25 May 2026 | 102 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 93 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 87 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 79 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 66 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 65 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 84 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 78 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 94 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 96 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 126 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 102 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 135 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 107 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 125 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 112 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 153 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 145 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 136 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 126 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 112 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 215 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 166 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 28 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 21% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ |
| Added | 6 Mar 2014 |
| Last updated | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 6,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 5.5 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Performance & Optimization > Caching Solutions |
| Tags | cache, expiry, expiry header, expires header, far future expiration |
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Questions
Is Far Future Expiry Header still maintained?
Far Future Expiry Header was last updated on 17 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Far Future Expiry Header safe?
Far Future Expiry Header has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Far Future Expiry Header?
The wordpress.org author is mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ. Recent committers: mra13, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Far Future Expiry Header?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Super Page Cache - Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals, WP Super Cache.