Header and Footer Scripts

82 Quality Score

Active Installs

24/30

At 200,000 active installs this is a well-known utility plugin, though the top alternatives run into the millions, indicating it serves a narrower slice of the market.

Update Freshness

22/25

A last update timestamp of February 2026 shows the developer actively ships releases, and the plugin is tested against WordPress 6.9.4, which is excellent.

User Rating

14/15

92 out of 100 from 58 ratings is a strong satisfaction score, though the relatively low number of reviews means it is not as battle-tested by community consensus as higher-rated competitors.

Support Health

8/15

Zero resolved out of two total support threads is a real concern: it could simply mean no major bugs exist, or it could mean the developer is not actively responding in the support forum.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 6.9.4 and requiring only PHP 5.6 and WordPress 4.6, this plugin will run on essentially any modern install.

Scores higher than 89% of indexed plugins

About

Header and Footer Scripts plugin allows you to add scripts to WordPress site's and just before closing tag.

Active Installs 200k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.6/5

Last Updated 2026-02-01 5:02am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.6+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 5.6+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: January 8, 2026

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What It Does

Header and Footer Scripts lets you paste custom JavaScript, tracking pixels, or verification meta tags into your WordPress site's header or footer without editing theme files. It injects code globally across your entire site through a simple settings panel, so you do not need to touch functions.php or risk breaking your theme on updates. The plugin supports both page-wide scripts and post/page-specific injections based on its tagged use cases.

Who It's For

This plugin is a good fit for small business owners, bloggers, or marketers who need to drop in tracking codes from Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or chat widgets and do not want to edit theme files. It suits sites with straightforward, site-wide script needs where the user is comfortable pasting code but not writing custom functions. Larger sites or agencies managing many client installs will likely outgrow its scope quickly.

Who Should Skip It

Anyone who needs conditional logic, page-specific targeting rules, advanced snippet management, or version control should look elsewhere, as this plugin is essentially a simple text-field injector. If you need to run dozens of snippets per site or manage them across a multisite network, a dedicated tool like WPCode will save you significant time.

The Bottom Line

Header and Footer Scripts is a competent, actively maintained utility that does one simple job and does it well, earning an overall quality score of 85.04 out of 100. The lack of resolved support threads is the main caveat and a reason to test carefully on a staging site before going live. For basic tracking pixel installs it is a reasonable choice, but most users will be better served by WPCode's richer feature set for a similar cost.

Pick WPCode if you want conditional logic, a snippet library, eCommerce integrations, and a much larger install base of 3 million users.

Header Footer Code Manager 88/100

Choose Header Footer Code Manager if you need per-page, per-post, or per-category targeting rules rather than a single site-wide script.

Insert Headers And Footers 87/100

Opt for Insert Headers And Footers if you want a similarly lightweight global injector with a slightly longer track record of 300,000 installs.

Head, Footer and Post Injections 87/100

Go with Head, Footer and Post Injections if you need to inject code inside post bodies or widget areas, not just the head and footer.

Post Duplicator 86/100

Post Duplicator is unrelated in function: it clones posts and pages, so it only appears here because of its comparable overall quality score.