Best protocol plugins for WordPress
The most popular protocol plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. "SEO-HEADERS-Easy" Protocol HTTP 1.1 leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of TDMRep (40+) and Permalink History (20+). All 6 plugins tagged “Protocol” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 protocol plugins
- 1."SEO-HEADERS-Easy" Protocol HTTP 1.1
The most installed protocol plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 2.
TDMRep40+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 3.
Permalink History20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.Allow Skype Protocol
20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.Protocol Relative Theme Assets
20+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38.
- 6.
protocols.io Publications WidgetFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
All 6 plugins tagged “Protocol”
"SEO-HEADERS-Easy" Protocol HTTP 1.1
#15,805by Smiling_Hemp11 years ago
Sends to a client correct HTTP headers Last Modified, Cache Control and 304 Not Modified
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

TDMRep
Down in the last 7 days:92#21,282by Pierre Viéville2 years ago
TDM Reservation Protocol. Control how bots and artificial intelligences like ChatGPT, GoogleBot and Bard access your content.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

Permalink History
Up in the last 7 days:51#25,947by Palasthotel GmbH1 month ago
Saves the history of your WordPress site permalinks and provides automatic redirects.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Allow Skype Protocol
#26,952by clicface1 month ago
A simple plugin to allow Skype protocol in a link.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Protocol Relative Theme Assets
Down in the last 7 days:698#27,499by ryanjbonnell12 years ago
Transforms enqueued CSS and JavaScript theme URLs to use protocol-relative paths.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

protocols.io Publications Widget
Down in the last 7 days:6,743#71,060by nickprotocolsio7 years ago
The protocols.io Wordpress Publications Widget displays completely customizable and responsive publications from protocols.io, any user or any group.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day