WordPress plugin comparison

Delete Custom Header vs Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP

Delete Custom Header

by Beej

10+ installs

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP

by Andrea Ferro

90K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP has more active installs: 90K+, against 10+ for Delete Custom Header.
On a typical day, Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is downloaded about 1,771 times, Delete Custom Header about 1.
Delete Custom Header has no reviews yet.
Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP was updated more recently: Oct 30, 2026, against May 17, 2014 for Delete Custom Header.
Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.9.40 for Delete Custom Header.
Delete Custom Header has been around longer: since 2013, against 2021 for Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP.

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Delete Custom Header	Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP
Popular rank	#47,471	#477
Active installs	10+	90K+
Downloads, last 30 days	27	61.4K
Rating	No ratings	4.9(79)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.9.40	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.13
Last release	12 years ago	10 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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