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Prevent XSS Vulnerability vs Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Prevent XSS Vulnerability

Prevent XSS Vulnerability

5(7)

6.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 months ago
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Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…

5(1)

300 active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Prevent XSS Vulnerability has a higher user rating (5/5 from 7 reviews) and leads in active installations (6.0K+ vs 300). Both are free WordPress plugins. Prevent XSS Vulnerability has accumulated 76K+ total downloads while Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… has 3.6K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…5/5
Total Reviews
7Prevent XSS Vulnerability
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Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…1
Active Installs
6.0K+Prevent XSS Vulnerability
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Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…300
Total Downloads
76K+Prevent XSS Vulnerability
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Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…3.6K+
Support Resolution
N/APrevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…N/A
Last Updated
8 months agoPrevent XSS Vulnerability
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Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…4 months ago
First Released
2017Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…2021
Age
9 yearsPrevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…5 years
WP Requires
3.5+Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…4.6+
PHP Requires
5.6+Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…5.6+
Business Model
FreePrevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…Free
Latest Version
2.1.0Prevent XSS Vulnerability
Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…0.0.3

Rating Breakdown

Prevent XSS Vulnerability

5/5(7 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…

5/5(1 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

Recent Reviews

Prevent XSS Vulnerability Reviews

by roadlink

simple buy effective

I got positive on scan websites

by Sakthivel

Awesome plugin for security issues.

Thanks for the awesome plugin. it helps to fix the XSS attacks. But we need to add more special charter to include manually like exclude list. this helps for every one-> feature Request. keep rocking!

by randystepanek

Excellent

We were being harassed by our ISOs because the Acunetix scans kept coming back with HIGHs. Always XSS. We tried everything the report recommended as a remediation…nothing worked. This plugin should c

Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Prevent XSS Vulnerability or Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… more popular?
Prevent XSS Vulnerability has 6.0K+ active installations while Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… has 300. Prevent XSS Vulnerability is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Prevent XSS Vulnerability or Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…?
Prevent XSS Vulnerability has a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, while Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… has a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews.
Are Prevent XSS Vulnerability and Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… free?
Prevent XSS Vulnerability is free and Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Prevent XSS Vulnerability or Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Prevent XSS Vulnerability was last updated 8 months ago and Basic Security: Prevent Cross Site… was last updated 4 months ago.

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