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Best http plugins for WordPress

The most popular http plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Mailgun for WordPress leads with 80K+ active installs, ahead of Cache-Control (1K+) and WP Cron HTTP Auth (1K+). All 45 plugins tagged “http” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 http plugins

  1. 1.
    Mailgun for WordPress

    The most installed http plugin, with 80K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 49 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    Cache-Control

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.

  3. 3.
    WP Cron HTTP Auth

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 17 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  4. 4.
    404 Simple Redirect

    900+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.

  5. 5.
    WP HTTP Compression

    400+ active installs. Rated 2.3 from 8 reviews, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2.

  6. 6.
    osTicket Connector

    200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.

  7. 7.
    WP Serverless Forms

    200+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27.

  8. 8.
    Simple Redirection

    100+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.

  9. 9.
    "SEO-HEADERS-Easy" Protocol HTTP 1.1

    100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  10. 10.
    Mavis HTTPS to HTTP Redirection

    100+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 5 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.

All 45 plugins tagged “http”