Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header for WordPress Plugin Directory
Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header is a WordPress app, with a 4.0 average rating from 4 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by lithiumsixteen. With a rating of 4.0★ from 4 reviews.
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Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 4 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by lithiumsixteen — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (4) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header works
Many WordPress performance plugins are bloated and include features that you don’t need. This plugin does just one thing. It adds a “Vary: Accept-Encoding Header” to boost website performance.
When browsers make a request, they include HTTP headers for the server to decide what to send back. The Vary header describes what information identifies a request. Caches should only be used if the request matches the Vary information in the cache.
This plugin adds a rewrite rule to your WordPress directory’s .htaccess Apache file.
< IfModule mod_headers.c >
< FilesMatch \".(js|css|xml|gz|html)$\" >
Header append Vary: Accept-Encoding
< /FilesMatch >
< /IfModule >
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What is Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header?
Specify a Vary: Accept-Encoding Header is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.0-star rating from 4 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by lithiumsixteen.