Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP
Healthy: maintained, last release 30 Oct 2026, 26 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 0 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Quick answers
- Is Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP still maintained?
- Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months. 30 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
- Who owns Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP, and has it changed hands?
- No change recorded. Main committer unicorn03 since Sep 2021. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
- Was Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP removed from wordpress.org?
- No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
- Is Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP safe?
- No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
- Is the latest Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP update safe to install?
- No ownership change before 5.3.6. No one-star spike after it. 30 Oct 2026 · Release history
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.
| plugin-master | 3 Sep 2021 to 3 Sep 2021, 1 commits |
|---|---|
| unicorn03 | 4 Sep 2021 to 30 Oct 2026, 412 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2021.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 26
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 4 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 15 |
| Q1 2026 | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 3 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 30 Oct 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Reputation
Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 4.9 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 2.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.
| 5 star | 73 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 3 |
| 3 star | 1 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 0 |
- Adds too much and slows the pageload · 2 stars · 14 Apr 2026
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Changelog mentions of security fixes: 5.3.3 (security); 5.3.4 (security); 5.3.5 (security, nonce); 5.3.6 (security).
Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.
Support
0% of 6 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Momentum
90,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 1,322 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 2,562 |
| 18 May 2026 | 4,223 |
| 25 May 2026 | 2,298 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 2,078 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 1,996 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 2,198 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 1,849 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 1,764 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 43,518 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 10,371 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 7,790 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 5,375 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 4,666 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,176 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 45,666 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 11,674 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 39,230 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 15,882 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 9,372 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 7,124 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 4,940 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 4,051 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 3,029 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 4,168 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 35,734 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 5,055 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 15% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same job, rated Healthy, higher Canary Score and at least 10,000 installs. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 5.3.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Andrea Ferro |
| Added | 4 Sep 2021 |
| Last updated | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 90,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Security & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection |
| Tags | csp, hsts, headers, clickjacking, headers security |
Questions
Is Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP still maintained?
Yes. Last release 30 Oct 2026, 26 releases in the last 24 months.
Who owns Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer unicorn03 since Sep 2021.
Was Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.
Is Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record.
Is the latest Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP update safe to install?
No ownership change before 5.3.6. No one-star spike after it.