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Header and Footer Scripts
Simple script injection that leaves a permanent mark after uninstallation.
HealthyGrowing
77/100
This simple tool handles global scripts well but fails to clean up after itself during uninstallation.
Active installs
~250,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 200k+
Rating
4.6★
58 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+27%
Growing fast
455 → 580 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing fast · +27% in the last year
455/day a year ago→580/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayHeader and Footer Scripts is regarded as a simple, no-frills tool for injecting global scripts, but it has notable gaps around per-page footer script support, no save confirmation feedback, potential cleanup issues on uninstall, and questions about ongoing maintenance.
What people like
- +Simple, easy-to-use interface for adding header and footer scripts globally×7
- +Works reliably for its core purpose across multiple sites×4
- +Supports per-page/post header script injection
- +Suitable for use cases like JSON-LD structured data
Common complaints
- −Cannot add footer scripts to individual pages or posts, only header scripts×2
- −No save confirmation or validation feedback after saving scripts
- −Plugin leaves injected code in place after uninstallation if scripts are not manually deleted first, causing hard-to-trace errors
- −Security concern raised: one user reported unwanted ad injections appearing after installing the plugin
- −Plugin has not been updated in over 2 years, raising questions about active maintenance and support
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.52★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 7%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-10-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 58 total
Latest reviews · 58 analyzed
- 2026-03-01★★★★★It's okay… SAVE validation missingYume
- 2026-02-01★★★★★Excellent pluginleaderotmane
- 2025-07-20★★★★★Saved my baconDB
- 2024-03-31★★★★★Very Goodweegleshops
- 2023-09-29★★★★★Very HelpfulRizwan Ahmed
- 2023-01-20★★★★★Very useful pluginshashwathi
- 2022-07-07★★★★★Does the job but not secureDarko
- 2022-02-20★★★★★Great Plugin – Still Active if there is a Problem?Wsan1
- 2022-02-03★★★★★Does what it sayserben3510
- 2021-08-27★★★★★Can't add footer script to individual postsIndell
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload 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.
568
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
519
Prior 7-day baseline
415
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
850
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+9.4%
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.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.37
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
83%
5★ share in analyzed sample
7%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.55 → 4.52★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered