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Enable CORS vs HTTP 410 (Gone) responses (2026)

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

Enable CORS

Enable CORS

3.7(3)

6.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 1 month ago
View Enable CORS
VS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses

HTTP 410 (Gone) responses

4.6(21)

4.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 months ago
View HTTP 410 (Gone) responses

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 21 reviews) while Enable CORS leads in active installations (6.0K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Enable CORS has accumulated 83K+ total downloads while HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has 68K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
3.7/5Enable CORS
►
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses4.6/5
Total Reviews
3Enable CORS
►
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses21
Active Installs
6.0K+Enable CORS
◄
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses4.0K+
Total Downloads
83K+Enable CORS
◄
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses68K+
Support Resolution
N/AEnable CORS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responsesN/A
Last Updated
1 month agoEnable CORS
◄
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses2 months ago
First Released
2023Enable CORS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses2011
Age
3 yearsEnable CORS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses15 years
WP Requires
4.7+Enable CORS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses3.7+
PHP Requires
7.1+Enable CORS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responsesfalse+
Business Model
FreeEnable CORS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responsesFree
Latest Version
2.0.2Enable CORS
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses1.0.3

Rating Breakdown

Enable CORS

3.7/5(3 reviews)
5
67%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
33%

HTTP 410 (Gone) responses

4.6/5(21 reviews)
5
71%
4
24%
3
0%
2
0%
1
5%

Recent Reviews

Enable CORS Reviews

by abdusalam saheed

Works great

The plugin works great.

by nsbrown

Life saver

Trying to add these rules to Cloudflare was a mission (didn’t work for me), this solved my issues. Thank you!

by escapelive

Beware

I do not recommend this – it caused my website to crash – i had to contact my server provider to assist. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by escapelive. Reason: the plugin caused

HTTP 410 (Gone) responses Reviews

by Robert

Still works

I use the plugin for Micropub protocol, to tell another site I have deleted my contribution.

by bloup

It still works

It is 2020 and it still works. In the plugin settings, I use a wild card to return a 410 rather than a 404 from posts. https://mydomain.com/*/ The plugin return a 410 in the header. BRAVO. Th

by alfadelta

Works, But Google says its not needed

I removed this plugin based on help text from Google Webmaster Tools: If you have permanently deleted content without intending to replace it with newer, related content, let the old URL return a 404

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Enable CORS or HTTP 410 (Gone) responses more popular?
Enable CORS has 6.0K+ active installations while HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has 4.0K+. Enable CORS is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Enable CORS or HTTP 410 (Gone) responses?
Enable CORS has a 3.7/5 rating from 3 reviews, while HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has a 4.6/5 rating from 21 reviews.
Are Enable CORS and HTTP 410 (Gone) responses free?
Enable CORS is free and HTTP 410 (Gone) responses is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Enable CORS or HTTP 410 (Gone) responses?
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?
Enable CORS was last updated 1 month ago and HTTP 410 (Gone) responses was last updated 2 months ago.

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