Footer header JS & CSS vs Simple Header Footer HTML

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Footer header JS & CSS

by miha.jirov

Health D45

Simple Header Footer HTML

by Otto Kekäläinen

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Footer header JS & CSS Simple Header Footer HTML

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Footer header JS & CSS	Simple Header Footer HTML
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	70–80	4K–5K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-22%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 45	D · 47 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	74/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.98★	4.23★ ✓
Reviews	1	9 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	44/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	6.1y ago	6.1y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	76	256 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Footer header JS & CSS Simple Header Footer HTML

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.