WordPress plugin comparison

Content Security Policy Manager vs Security Headers

Content Security Policy Manager

by Patrick Sletvold

2K+ installs4.3

Security Headers

by Joseph Mendez

800+ installs3.0

At a glance

Content Security Policy Manager has more active installs: 2K+, against 800+ for Security Headers.
On a typical day, Content Security Policy Manager is downloaded about 14 times, Security Headers about 13.
Content Security Policy Manager is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 3.0 from 2 reviews.
Security Headers was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against Aug 9, 2022 for Content Security Policy Manager.
Security Headers is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 6.1.16 for Content Security Policy Manager.
Content Security Policy Manager has been around longer: since 2020, against 2022 for Security Headers.

Security Headers leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Content Security Policy Manager	Security Headers
Popular rank	#4,843	#7,573
Active installs	2K+	800+
Downloads, last 30 days	242	383
Rating	4.3(6)	3.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	6.1.16	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.41
Last release	4 years ago	11 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	7.4

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