Title: CloudFlare WordPress plugin adding an excessively large header.
Last modified: September 16, 2016

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# CloudFlare WordPress plugin adding an excessively large header.

 *  [geeknewscentral](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geeknewscentral/)
 * (@geeknewscentral)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloudflare-wordpress-plugin-adding-an-excessively-large-header/)
 * CloudFlare WordPress plugin adding an excessively large header.
 * The big problem with CloudFlare adding this is that it could override another
   plugin’s use of the “Link” header, such as Yoast’s plugin when adding a conical
   URL.
 * Here is the header line.
 * Link: </wp-includes/js/thickbox/thickbox.css?ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload; as=style,
   </wp-includes/js/mediaelement/mediaelementplayer.min.css?ver=2.22.0>; rel=preload;
   as=style, </wp-includes/js/mediaelement/wp-mediaelement.min.css?ver=4.6.1>; rel
   =preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/subscribe-and-follow/js/spectrum/spectrum.
   min.css?ver=1.2.9>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/subscribe-and-
   follow/icons/style.css?ver=1.2.9>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/
   subscribe-and-follow/css/style.css?ver=1.2.9>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-includes/
   js/imgareaselect/imgareaselect.css?ver=0.9.8>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-admin/
   css/ie.min.css?ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-
   seo-premium/css/adminbar-340.min.css?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-
   content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/css/metabox-primary-category.min.css?ver
   =3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/css/
   admin-global-350.min.css?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/
   wordpress-seo-premium/css/wpseo-dismissible-350.min.css?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload;
   as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/css/dist/select2/select2.
   min.css?ver=4.0.1>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-
   premium/css/metabox-350.min.css?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/
   plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/css/yst_seo_score-330.min.css?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload;
   as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/css/snippet-330.min.css?
   ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/
   css/featured-image-330.min.css?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/
   plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/premium/assets/css/premium-metabox-331.min.css?
   ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/
   premium/assets/dist/social_preview/yoast-social-preview-350.min.css?ver=3.5.2
   >; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/premium/
   assets/css/premium-social-preview-340.min.css?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=style,
   </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/_inc/jetpack-upgrade.css?ver=20120601
   >; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/atd.css?ver
   =1.0>; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=4.6.1
   >; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/subscribe-and-follow/js/spectrum/
   spectrum.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/subscribe-and-
   follow/js/spectrum/spectrum.min.js?ver=1.2.9>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/
   plugins/subscribe-and-follow/js/script.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-
   content/plugins/subscribe-and-follow/js/script.min.js?ver=1.2.9>; rel=preload;
   as=script, </wp-includes/js/json2.min.js?ver=2015-05-03>; rel=preload; as=script,
   </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/premium/assets/js/dist/wp-seo-premium-
   custom-fields-plugin-350.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/
   wordpress-seo-premium/premium/assets/js/dist/wp-seo-premium-custom-fields-plugin-
   350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-
   seo-premium/js/dist/select2/select2.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/
   plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/select2/select2.min.js?ver=4.0.3>; rel=
   preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/select2/
   i18n/en.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/
   js/dist/select2/i18n/en.js?ver=4.0.3>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/
   wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-metabox-350.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script,
   </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-metabox-350.min.js?
   ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/
   premium/assets/js/dist/wp-seo-premium-multi-keyword-350.min.js>; rel=preload;
   as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/premium/assets/js/dist/
   wp-seo-premium-multi-keyword-350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </
   wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/premium//assets/js/dist/yoast-premium-
   social-preview-350.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-
   seo-premium/premium//assets/js/dist/yoast-premium-social-preview-350.min.js?ver
   =3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/atd.
   core.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/atd.
   core.js?ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/
   atd-nonvis-editor-plugin.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/after-
   the-deadline/atd-nonvis-editor-plugin.js?ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload; as=script, 
   </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/jquery.atd.js>; rel=preload; as=script,
   </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/jquery.atd.js?ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload;
   as=script, </wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=atd_settings>; rel=preload; as=script,
   </wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=atd_settings&ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload; as=script,
   </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/atd-autoproofread.js>; rel=preload; as
   =script, </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/atd-autoproofread.js?ver=4.6.1
   >; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/install_atd_l10n.
   js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/after-the-deadline/install_atd_l10n.
   js?ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-includes/css/editor.min.css?ver=4.6.1
   >; rel=preload; as=style, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/
   wp-seo-metabox-category-350.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/
   wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-metabox-category-350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; 
   rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-
   seo-admin-global-350.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-
   seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-admin-global-350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as
   =script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-admin-media-
   350.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/
   js/dist/wp-seo-admin-media-350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-
   content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-replacevar-plugin-350.min.
   js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/
   wp-seo-replacevar-plugin-350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-
   content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-shortcode-plugin-350.min.
   js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/
   wp-seo-shortcode-plugin-350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/
   plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-post-scraper-350.min.js>; rel=preload;
   as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-post-scraper-
   350.min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-
   seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-featured-image-350.min.js>; rel=preload; as=script,
   </wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo-premium/js/dist/wp-seo-featured-image-350.
   min.js?ver=3.5.2>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/monarch/js/monarch-
   post-meta.js>; rel=preload; as=script, </wp-content/plugins/monarch/js/monarch-
   post-meta.js?ver=4.6.1>; rel=preload; as=script

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 *  [jwineman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jwineman/)
 * (@jwineman)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloudflare-wordpress-plugin-adding-an-excessively-large-header/#post-8191766)
 * Hi,
 * We removed the HTTP2/Server push functionality that was generating this header
   in 3.0.2. You are on 3.0.0 or 3.0.1 right? Can you upgrade?
 * Thanks,
    John
 *  [Paul Scollon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scollonp/)
 * (@scollonp)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloudflare-wordpress-plugin-adding-an-excessively-large-header/#post-8192889)
 * Cripes, the above makes your site 502 something serious and is quite hard to 
   patch as can’t ever get into the dashboard. I had to restore my site from a backup
   and patch the plugin to the latest, which resolved the issue.

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