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Head, Footer and Post Injections
Instant relief for anyone tired of digging through theme files.
HealthyGrowing
89/100
Users find the tool simple and effective despite one report of a security breach.
Active installs
~350,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 300k+
Rating
4.9★
735 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+30%
Growing fast
741 → 965 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 · +30% in the last year
741/day a year ago→965/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayHead, Footer and Post Injections is a well-regarded, lightweight plugin praised for its simplicity and reliability, though a serious report of the plugin being compromised and injecting malicious ads into a site is a significant caveat that prospective users should weigh carefully.
What people like
- +Simple and quick to set up — users report implementing code in seconds with minimal effort×5
- +Reliable and lightweight, works as intended without issues for long-term users×7
- +Flexible injection options covering header, footer, body, home page, and AMP pages
Common complaints
- −One user reports the plugin was compromised, causing their site to display fraud warnings on Google and show malicious ads instead of site content, requiring backup restoration
- −Plugin is difficult or impossible to find via the WordPress plugin search directory
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.85★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.90★
- 9%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 735 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-03-21★★★★★Best Out there Love IT!!!doug2son
- 2025-12-03★★★★★Works greatAlex
- 2025-10-22★★★★★Works perfectlyamericiu
- 2025-10-09★★★★★It works wellgleggio
- 2025-08-04★★★★★A trusted plugin for quick fixes.rapidnet
- 2025-06-12★★★★★Major Security Issue — Plugin Compromised My Websiteevamr99
- 2025-05-26★★★★★il miglior plugin per wpvvittorioso1-shot
- 2025-05-18★★★★★Very UsefulAlbertus1-shot
- 2025-04-09★★★★★Straightforwardmatthewzardoz
- 2025-03-29★★★★★Very best tool !Aveldas
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.
900
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
970
Prior 7-day baseline
786
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
6,394
Mean release-day peak (30d)
900
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-7.2%
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.
14%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
1.37
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
97%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-80%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.87 → 4.85★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered