Best cross-site scripting plugins for WordPress
The most popular cross-site scripting plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Prevent XSS Vulnerability leads with 6K+ active installs, ahead of Basic Security (200+). All 2 plugins tagged “cross-site scripting” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 2 cross-site scripting plugins
- 1.
Prevent XSS VulnerabilityThe most installed cross-site scripting plugin, with 6K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Basic Security200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 week ago.
All 2 plugins tagged “cross-site scripting”
Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Up in the last 7 days:5#2,790by Sami Ahmed Siddiqui1 year ago
This WP plugin blocks XSS by encoding harmful URL characters & safely handling HTML in $_GET. Customizable settings for enhanced website security.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 46/day
Basic Security
Up in the last 7 days:90#11,671by Jose Mortellaro11 days ago
It helps in preventing Cross Site Scripting (XSS) with just a few lines of code.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day