10 Best HSTS Ready Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
HSTS Ready has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to HSTS Ready
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Restricted Site Access
Closest match4.8 (62) 10,000+ active installsLimit access to visitors who are logged in or allowed by IP addresses. Includes many options for handling blocked visitors.
Shares the security tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 10 days ago.
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4.5 (65) 30,000+ active installsEasily allows you to manage WordPress user roles. You can create, edit, delete and manage capabilities, also copy existing roles.
Shares the security tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 19 days ago.
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4.8 (221) 100,000+ active installsClean up WordPress website HTTPS insecure content
Shares the https tag on WordPress.org. About 33 times the installs, last updated May 12, 2026.
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4.5 (288) 700,000+ active installsUser Role Editor WordPress plugin makes user roles and capabilities changing easy. Edit/add/delete WordPress user roles and capabilities.
Shares the security tag on WordPress.org. About 233 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall
4.7 (1,715) 1 million+ active installsProtect your website investment with All-In-One Security (AIOS) – a comprehensive and easy to use security plugin designed especially for WordPress.
Shares the security tag on WordPress.org. About 333 times the installs, last updated 25 days ago.
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Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention
4.8 (1,481) 1 million+ active installsWordPress login security with brute force protection, Two-factor authentication (2FA/MFA), firewall, IP/country blocking, and login monitoring
Shares the security tag on WordPress.org. About 333 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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Staatic – Static Site Generator for WordPress
4.4 (21) 3,000+ active installsUse WordPress as your CMS, then publish a fast, lower-exposure static version of your site.
Shares the security, seo tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated July 10, 2026.
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MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet
4.7 (148) 30,000+ active installsUnlimited maps and markers. Free, no API key, no setup. Google Maps, Leaflet, OpenStreetMap & Mapbox. Map editor, blocks and store locators.
About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
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Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts
Paid version availableCustomize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP
4.8 (184) 30,000+ active installsSupercharge your WordPress email notifications using a WYSIWYG editor and shortcodes. Default and new notifications available. Add-ons available.
About 10 times the installs, last updated July 30, 2026.
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4.8 (101) 30,000+ active installsForce Login is a simple lightweight plugin that requires visitors to log in to interact with the website.
About 10 times the installs, last updated June 19, 2026.
Switching from HSTS Ready: common questions
What is the best alternative to HSTS Ready?
Restricted Site Access is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.8 out of 5 rating.
Which HSTS Ready alternative has the most users?
Security and Firewall, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which HSTS Ready alternative is rated highest?
Limit Login Attempts Security, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 1,481 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these HSTS Ready alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with HSTS Ready score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against HSTS Ready on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Restricted Site Access is the closest match to HSTS Ready by the data we track, and Security and Firewall has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. MapPress shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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