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Unique Headers

by Ryan Hellyer · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 10 May 2026, 6 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Unique Headers
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security100
SupportNo data
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Unique Headers still maintained?
Yes. Last release 10 May 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months. 10 May 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Unique Headers, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ryanhellyer since Jun 2012. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Unique Headers removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Unique Headers safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 4 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Unique Headers update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.1.3. No one-star spike after it. 10 May 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
ryanhellyer25 Jun 2012 to 29 May 2026, 94 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2012.

Maintenance

Last release
6 months ago
Releases, 24 months
6
Tested up to
7.0 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
not stated supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Unique Headers
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20266
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 10 May 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star155
4 star3
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1
Latest low reviews

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Unique Headers
4 May 20267,292
11 May 20264,251
18 May 20261,594
25 May 20261,015
1 Jun 2026842
8 Jun 2026740
15 Jun 2026647
22 Jun 2026626
29 Jun 2026631
6 Jul 2026589
13 Jul 2026553
20 Jul 2026640
27 Jul 2026581
3 Aug 2026602
10 Aug 2026547
17 Aug 2026522
24 Aug 2026488
31 Aug 2026484
7 Sep 2026473
14 Sep 2026489
21 Sep 2026514
28 Sep 2026521
5 Oct 2026510
12 Oct 2026490
19 Oct 2026759
26 Oct 2026592
2 Nov 202688

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 52% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.1.3
AuthorRyan Hellyer
Added25 Jun 2012
Last updated10 May 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress4.3
Tested up to7.0.8
Requires PHPnot stated
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsmedia, taxonomy, attachments, custom header, header images

Other plugins by this author: Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly), Spam Destroyer, Simple Colorbox, Suckerfish Dropdown Menu, Menu Cache, Profile widget, Ryans Simple CMS, Deregister Contact Form 7, Delete Delete Site, PixoPoint Code Comments Plugin, Metronet Embed Google Plus, Disable Grunion Admin link

Questions

Is Unique Headers still maintained?

Yes. Last release 10 May 2026, 6 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Unique Headers, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ryanhellyer since Jun 2012.

Was Unique Headers removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Unique Headers safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Unique Headers update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.1.3. No one-star spike after it.

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