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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Http

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Http

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for http comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. WP Encryption 89/100
  3. 3. WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 88/100
  4. 4. Ocean Social Sharing 86/100
  5. 5. SSL Zen 86/100
  6. 6. Auto-Install Free SSL 86/100
  7. 7. Easy HTTPS Redirection 85/100
  8. 8. Safe Redirect Manager 85/100
  9. 9. iframe 84/100
  10. 10. JSM Force HTTP to HTTPS / SSL 84/100
  11. 11. Mailgun for WordPress 83/100
  12. 12. HTTP Headers 82/100
  13. 13. HTTP 410 (Gone) responses 82/100
  14. 14. HTTP Requests Manager 81/100
  15. 15. WP Cron HTTP Auth 81/100
1 Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP
Best overall Free by Andrea Ferro

Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP

Best all-in-one WordPress security plugin, uses HTTP & HSTS response headers to avoid vulnerabilities: XSS, injection, clickjacking. Force HTTP/HTTPS.

4.9★
from 79 ratings
90k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
89

WPScore

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2 WP Encryption
Free by WP Encryption HTTPS

WP Encryption

Lifetime SSL solution - Free SSL certificate & HTTPS redirect, fix insecure site / SSL errors, Security headers, Login Security & Passkey.

4.9★
from 1,143 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
89

WPScore

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4 Ocean Social Sharing
Free by oceanwp

Ocean Social Sharing

Website: https://oceanwp.org/ Support: https://oceanwp.org/support/ Documentation: https://docs.oceanwp.org/ Extensions: https://oceanwp.

4.5★
from 11 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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5 SSL Zen
Free by SSL Zen - Free SSL/HTTPS

SSL Zen

Free SSL certificate for WordPress — install a Let's Encrypt SSL, force HTTPS, fix mixed content and redirect HTTP to HTTPS. No coding needed.

4.9★
from 664 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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6 Auto-Install Free SSL
Free by Anindya Sundar Mandal

Auto-Install Free SSL

Generate & install Free SSL Certificates for WordPress, HTTPS redirect, get PADLOCK in the browser, get automatic Renewal Reminders from plugin.

4.9★
from 404 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
86

WPScore

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7 Easy HTTPS Redirection
Free by mra13 / Team Tips and Tricks HQ

Easy HTTPS Redirection

The plugin allows an automatic redirection to the "HTTPS" version/URL of the site. Make your site SSL compatible easily.

4.2★
from 71 ratings
100k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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9 iframe
Free by webvitalii

iframe

[iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7_nAZQt9qu0" width="100%" height="500"] shortcode

4.4★
from 56 ratings
60k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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12 HTTP Headers
Free by Dimitar Ivanov

HTTP Headers

HTTP Headers adds CORS & security HTTP headers to your website.

4.3★
from 70 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Apr 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
82

WPScore

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14 HTTP Requests Manager
Free by veppa

HTTP Requests Manager

Limit, Debug, Optimize WP_HTTP requests. Limit by request count, page load time, reduce timeout for each request. Speed up login and admin pages.

5★
from 8 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
81

WPScore

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