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Missing Referrer-Policy Header on WordPress

No Referrer-Policy header set. Without it, the full URL (including query strings with sensitive data) may be sent to external sites.

Issue ID: SEC-REFERRER-001Severity: minorEffort: S

Why this matters

No Referrer-Policy header set. Without it, the full URL (including query strings with sensitive data) may be sent to external sites. This affects browser trust signals and whether visitors feel safe submitting contact details.

WordPress fix path

How to fix this on WordPress

Use the page editor, theme, or SEO tooling depending on where this issue lives.

  1. 1Inspect the page and theme output.
  2. 2Apply the fix in the most direct place.
  3. 3Publish and validate with a re-audit.

After you fix it

  • Check response headers for Referrer-Policy

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