Prevent XSS Vulnerability vs Content Security Policy Manager (2026)

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

Prevent XSS Vulnerability

5(7)

6.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 8 months ago

View Prevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy Manager

4.3(6)

2.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 years ago

View Content Security Policy Manager

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 2.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Prevent XSS Vulnerability has accumulated 76K+ total downloads while Content Security Policy Manager has 33K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	Prevent XSS Vulnerability		Content Security Policy Manager
Rating	5/5	◄	4.3/5
Total Reviews	7	◄	6
Active Installs	6.0K+	◄	2.0K+
Total Downloads	76K+	◄	33K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	8 months ago	◄	3 years ago
First Released	2017		2020
Age	9 years		6 years
WP Requires	3.5+		4.6+
PHP Requires	5.6+		7.2+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	2.1.0		1.2.1

Rating

5/5Prevent XSS Vulnerability

◄

Content Security Policy Manager4.3/5

Total Reviews

7Prevent XSS Vulnerability

◄

Content Security Policy Manager6

Active Installs

6.0K+Prevent XSS Vulnerability

◄

Content Security Policy Manager2.0K+

Total Downloads

76K+Prevent XSS Vulnerability

◄

Content Security Policy Manager33K+

Support Resolution

N/APrevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy ManagerN/A

Last Updated

8 months agoPrevent XSS Vulnerability

◄

Content Security Policy Manager3 years ago

First Released

2017Prevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy Manager2020

Age

9 yearsPrevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy Manager6 years

WP Requires

3.5+Prevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy Manager4.6+

PHP Requires

5.6+Prevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy Manager7.2+

Business Model

FreePrevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy ManagerFree

Latest Version

2.1.0Prevent XSS Vulnerability

Content Security Policy Manager1.2.1

Rating Breakdown

Prevent XSS Vulnerability

5/5(7 reviews)

100%

Content Security Policy Manager

4.3/5(6 reviews)

83%

17%

Download Trends

Over the past 30 days, Prevent XSS Vulnerability averaged approximately 24 daily downloads while Content Security Policy Manager averaged 12.

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

Content Security Policy Manager Reviews

by ningmorris

Report To not working

Hello, Since report-uri is no longer recommended anymore, I need to use report-to to send CSP reports. But for reason, it doesn’t send reports with report-to. My CSP settings are as follows: In

by rintelengrafik

kills all CSS styles

As soon as I leave the backend the view of my side is without any CSS. Only the plain HTML.

by buzibuzi

Very helpful and useful plugin. do you provide filters ?

We are really happy with this plugin.im wondering if you provide a filter so i can merge some dynamic ‘nonce-xx’ to the policy header. this could be very very useful.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Prevent XSS Vulnerability or Content Security Policy Manager more popular?

Prevent XSS Vulnerability has 6.0K+ active installations while Content Security Policy Manager has 2.0K+. Prevent XSS Vulnerability is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — Prevent XSS Vulnerability or Content Security Policy Manager?

Prevent XSS Vulnerability has a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews, while Content Security Policy Manager has a 4.3/5 rating from 6 reviews.

Are Prevent XSS Vulnerability and Content Security Policy Manager free?

Prevent XSS Vulnerability is free and Content Security Policy Manager is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — Prevent XSS Vulnerability or Content Security Policy Manager?

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 Content Security Policy Manager was last updated 3 years ago.

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