by Kevin Pirnie 4.8 (6 reviews)

Security Header Generator

Name: Security Header Generator
Rating: 4.8 (6 reviews)
Author: Kevin Pirnie

This plugin generates the proper security HTTP response headers to keep your site secured.

Security Header Generator ranks #9,105 among WordPress.org plugins with 500+ active installations, is #541 of 4,482 in the Security category, a 4.8/5 rating from 6 reviews, and was last updated Sep 2, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v6.0.86 Current Version v6.0.86

Updated 2 weeks ago Last Update on 02 Sep, 2026

Refreshed 12 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#541 of 4,482 in Security Top 25% by installs Downloads -76.8% this week Actively maintained

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#9,105

-4 this week

Active Installs

500+

-6.7%

KW Avg Position

35.4

0.8 worse

Downloads

25.1K

+7 today

Support Resolved

100%

— No change

Rating

96%

Review 4.8 out of 5

4.8 (6 reviews)

Next Milestone 600

Total Progress 34%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.8

6 reviews

Overall 96%

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Plugin Details

Version: 6.0.86
Last Updated: Sep 02, 2026
Requires WP: 6.0.9+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 8.2 or higher
Author: Kevin Pirnie

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 6
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 100%

Keywords

Security Headers content security policy permissions permissions policy security

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators who want to secure their site's HTTP responses. It generates security HTTP response headers, attempts to build a valid Content Security Policy, and sets browser permissions when configured.

Generates security HTTP headers
Generates Content Security Policy
Sets browser permissions

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Security Header Generator

It is a simplified way to set security headings for your website which will help mitigate attacks.

A Content Security Policy is an added layer of security that helps to detect and mitigate certain types of attacks, including Cross Site Scripting (XSS) and data injection attacks.

This is where it gets complicated. You will need to browser your website and track all external resources and types. For an example, we have included WordPress defaults. Once you have done this initial tracking you can add the sources in the plugins Content Security Policy sources, and hit the 'Save' button. Once you have initially configured it, I would recommend repeating the process above as many times as it takes to gather all of them. It can take quite a number of times to accomplish this, some external resources like iframes, scripts, and even stylesheets can pull in their own external items that will not show until the parent items are included.

In the Standard Security Header tab in the plugin settings, turn on the "upgrade insecure requests" and hit 'Save'.

Sure is, in the plugin settings, look for the Documentation tab.

Sure can. In the plugin settings, look for the Export/Import Settings tab.

You can reach out at the plugins page in the WordPress.org plugin respository.

Please understand, I cannot generate the proper headers for you through the wordpress.org support due to the amount of time it could take to do it along with the access I would need. However, I can be contacted here: https://kevp.us/contact and we can discuss it.