Grade B

Head & Footer Code

Name: Head & Footer Code
Rating: 5.0 (52 reviews)
Author: Aleksandar Urošević

⤓ Download v1.5.7 on WordPress.org ↗

by Aleksandar Uroševićupdated 2026-04-01🌿The Dependable Sort

The tiny essential for injecting scripts without touching a single theme file.

HealthyDeclining

80/100

This utility provides reliable code injection and excellent developer support for specific page requirements.

Loved34/40

Trustworthy14/15

Fair & Honest15/15

Maintained15/18

Momentum2/12

✂️

You might not need this plugin. Its core job is small enough to live in your theme's functions.php.

Show the snippet

// Add code to <head>
add_action( 'wp_head', function () {
    echo '<!-- your head code here -->';
} );

// Add code after <body> opening tag
add_action( 'wp_body_open', function () {
    echo '<!-- your body open code here -->';
} );

// Add code before </body>
add_action( 'wp_footer', function () {
    echo '<!-- your footer code here -->';
} );

Keep in mind:The plugin also supports per-post, per-category, and homepage-specific code via a settings UI and meta boxes, which the snippet does not replicate.

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Active installs

~150,000

our estimate · wp.org shows 100k+

Rating

5.0★

52 ratings

Trend · vs a year ago

-34%

Declining fast

1,071 → 703 installs/day

What to watch out for

MINORdownloads down 34% vs a year ago

Downloads over time

real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend

2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03

organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median

Declining fast · -34% in the last year

1,071/day a year ago→703/day today

Reviews

what people actually say

Head & Footer Code is a well-regarded utility plugin for injecting code into WordPress pages and posts, with users consistently praising its reliability and responsive developer support, though the reviews surface no notable drawbacks.

What people like

+Responsive developer support that resolves issues quickly×4
+Code persists across theme changes, avoiding re-entry after switching themes
+Useful for adding per-page custom CSS without editing the main stylesheet
+Feature requests are considered and implemented by the developer
+Compatible with WordPress 6.7 with issues addressed promptly
+Practical for adding custom schema markup not covered by SEO plugins

Common complaints

Review trustMostly organic

4.96★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 5.00★
10%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month

Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower

2023-10-182025-02-092026-06-04

5★ reviews1–4★ reviews

All-time ratings · 52 total

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1★

Latest reviews · 52 analyzed

2025-05-31★★★★★Quick turn-around on bug report alangrah
2025-04-24★★★★★Thank you, you deserve 10 stars.tamertsl1-shot
2025-04-20★★★★★Simplicity at its Finest Ryn
2025-04-13★★★★★Super-reliable plugin and great support!Kakemphaton
2024-11-18★★★★★Thank you vgstudios
2024-05-19★★★★★Reliable plugin, great development, and fantastic support.a11c
2024-02-06★★★★★Head and Footer Code Is A Time Saver hbna
2023-12-10★★★★★The best code append code plugin!cXD4931
2023-10-18★★★★★[Correction] Serius Problem ciberninjas
2023-06-15★★★★★Very Usefull Plugin vlavlamat1-shot

Releases

recent versions from WordPress.org SVN

2026-04-01v1.5.7
2026-03-23v1.5.6
2026-03-11v1.5.5
2026-03-10v1.5.4
2026-03-07v1.5.2
2026-03-07v1.5.3
2026-02-23v1.5.0
2026-02-23v1.5.1

For developers & the curious

the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary above

Download signals

Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.

607

Baseline · median of last 7 organic days

691

Prior 7-day baseline

461

Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days

3,360

Mean release-day peak (30d)

607

Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)

-12.2%

Week-over-week organic trend

Review signals

Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.

33%

Max month share · biggest single 30-day window

2.26

Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty

96%

5★ share in analyzed sample

10%

Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity

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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo

4.96 → 4.96★

Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered