Title: HeaderGenie Security Headers
Author: headergenie
Published: <strong>27. September 2026</strong>
Last modified: 27. September 2026

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# HeaderGenie Security Headers

 Von [headergenie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/headergenie/)

[Herunterladen](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/headergenie-security-headers.1.2.28.zip)

 * [Details](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/headergenie-security-headers/#description)
 * [Rezensionen](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/headergenie-security-headers/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/headergenie-security-headers/#installation)
 * [Entwicklung](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/headergenie-security-headers/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/headergenie-security-headers/)

## Beschreibung

HeaderGenie Security Headers sends HTTP security headers from PHP, so they work 
on Apache, Nginx, and hosts that ignore `.htaccess`.

You can:

 * Scan the public site and see which security headers are present, weak, or missing
 * Enable safe defaults such as `X-Content-Type-Options`, `X-Frame-Options`, `Referrer-
   Policy`, DNS prefetch control, and HSTS on HTTPS
 * Manage those headers from **HeaderGenie** in wp-admin

The scanner and headers work with no account and do not contact HeaderGenie servers.

A separate HeaderGenie Pro plugin, sold at [headergenie.com](https://headergenie.com),
adds Content-Security-Policy, extra headers, and cloud monitoring. That plugin is
not included here and is not required.

This plugin does not guarantee legal or compliance outcomes. It helps you set and
review security headers.

### Privacy

This plugin does not contact HeaderGenie servers and does not require an account.
A scan requests your own public site URL from the WordPress server so it can read
response headers. No analytics, license checks, or third-party tracking run in this
plugin.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `headergenie-security-headers` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install
    from **Plugins  Add Plugin**.
 2. Activate **HeaderGenie Security Headers**.
 3. Open **HeaderGenie** in the admin menu.
 4. Run a scan, then enable the headers you want.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin need an account?

No. Scanning and the included security headers work locally.

### Does the plugin change .htaccess?

No. Headers are sent from PHP on front-end and login responses.

### Will this break my site?

The included headers are conservative. They are not applied to wp-admin, AJAX, REST,
or XML-RPC.

### Does this plugin phone home?

No. It only requests your own public site URL when you run a scan. Local development
can set `HEADER_GENIE_SCAN_URL` in `wp-config.php` if the public URL is not reachable
from PHP. It does not contact HeaderGenie servers.

### What is HeaderGenie Pro?

A separate plugin from headergenie.com. It is optional and is not part of this download.

## Rezensionen

Zu diesem Plugin liegen noch keine Rezensionen vor.

## Mitwirkende und Entwickler

„HeaderGenie Security Headers“ ist Open-Source-Software. Folgende Menschen haben
an diesem Plugin mitgewirkt:

Mitwirkende

 *   [ headergenie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/headergenie/)

[Übersetze „HeaderGenie Security Headers“ in deine Sprache.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/headergenie-security-headers)

### Interessiert an der Entwicklung?

[Durchstöbere den Code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/headergenie-security-headers/),
sieh dir das [SVN-Repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/headergenie-security-headers/)
an oder abonniere das [Entwicklungsprotokoll](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/headergenie-security-headers/)
per [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/headergenie-security-headers/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Änderungsprotokoll

#### 1.2.28

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Directory banner and icon.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.27

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.26

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.25

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.24

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.23

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.22

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.21

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.20

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.19

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.18

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.17

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.16

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.15

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.14

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.13

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.12

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.11

 * WordPress.org display name and slug: HeaderGenie Security Headers.
 * Shared release number with Pro.

#### 1.2.10

 * Shared release number with Pro.
 * Harden header value allowlists, scanner loopback, and admin HTML escaping.

#### 1.2.9

 * Shared release number with Pro.
 * Harden header value allowlists, scanner loopback, and admin HTML escaping.

#### 1.2.8

 * Shared release number with Pro.
 * Harden header value allowlists, scanner loopback, and admin HTML escaping.

#### 1.2.7

 * Shared release number with Pro.
 * Harden header value allowlists, scanner loopback, and admin HTML escaping.

#### 1.2.5

 * Shared release number with Pro.
 * Harden header value allowlists, scanner loopback, and admin HTML escaping.

#### 1.2.3

 * Shared release number with Pro.
 * Harden header value allowlists, scanner loopback, and admin HTML escaping.

#### 1.2.1

 * Shared release number with Pro.
 * Harden header value allowlists, scanner loopback, and admin HTML escaping.

#### 1.2.0

 * First WordPress.org release: scanner and safe default headers only.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.28**
 *  Zuletzt aktualisiert **vor 3 Tagen**
 *  Aktive Installationen **weniger als 10**
 *  WordPress-Version ** 6.3 oder höher **
 *  Getestet bis **7.1.2**
 *  PHP-Version ** 8.0 oder höher **
 *  Sprache
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/headergenie-security-headers/)
 * Schlagwörter
 * [headers](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/headers/)[hsts](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/hsts/)
   [https](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/https/)[scanner](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/scanner/)
   [security](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Erweiterte Ansicht](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/headergenie-security-headers/advanced/)

## Bewertungen

Es wurden noch keine Rezensionen eingereicht.

[Deine Rezension](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/headergenie-security-headers/reviews/#new-post)

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## Mitwirkende

 *   [ headergenie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/headergenie/)

## Support

Möchtest du etwas mitteilen? Brauchst du Unterstützung?

 [Support-Forum anzeigen](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/headergenie-security-headers/)