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LH HSTS — WordPress Security Plugin

by shawfactor · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.25 Tested up to WP 5.4.21

LH HSTS has 600+ active installs on WordPress.org and 358,171 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on July 12, 2020, tested up to WordPress 5.4.21.

LH HSTS at a glance

Active installs
600+
Total downloads
358,171
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is LH HSTS well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.4.21, not yet with the current 7.1

LH HSTS reviews and ratings

7 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
3.9 out of 5

7 reviews

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  • completely broken

    Not only does this not work - YOU CANNOT DISABLE OR REMOVE HSTS after this plugin! I can't access my website anymore, because this 'author' made it impossible to remove or disable hsts - I disabled and removed the plugin, cleared cache, rebooted the server - HSTS is still on!!!!!!

    Alex

  • Does the job

    It does what it says and its a simple process. I haven't had any issues thus far. Great job Asitha & Shaw Factor

    minkahdesign

  • Works Splendidly

    Using with WordPress 4.9.4 and can verify the correct header is being set. Thanks!

    Micah Wood

  • Nice work!

    Nice work! i was facing problem and this plugin fix this issue for me ,Thank you! "Not Authorized to View This Page [CFN #0004]"

    benwp

  • Great plugin

    Works as advertised and can be configured via a manual edit of the code

    Mark Gilbert

  • Does not seem to work

    Did not add the Strict-Transport-Security header to my site..

    MrOG

Details

HSTS is HTTP Strict Transport Security, a means to enforce using SSL even if the user accesses the site through HTTP and not HTTPS.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings LH HSTS competes in

Tags

  • hsts
  • https
  • redirect
  • security
  • ssl

More from shawfactor

Version
1.25
Last updated
Jul 12, 2020
First published
Mar 2, 2016
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
5.4.21
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

LH HSTS FAQ

How many active installs does LH HSTS have?

WordPress.org reports 600+ active installs for LH HSTS as of September 7, 2026.

Is LH HSTS still maintained?

The last release was on July 12, 2020, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is LH HSTS free?

LH HSTS is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.