Header and Footer Scripts vs Header Footer Code Manager

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

Header and Footer Scripts

by Anand Kumar

Health B82

Header Footer Code Manager

by DraftPress Team

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

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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	Header and Footer Scripts	Header Footer Code Manager
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200K–300K	600K–700K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 82	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	84/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.44★	4.87★ ✓
Reviews	58	309 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100	99/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	7mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	15.5K	82.6K ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

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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.