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Add Code To Head

by salubrio · Uncategorized

Also makes 1 other plugin · 3.1K+ installs across the portfolio →

Add custom JavaScript/HTML/CSS codes to the page head without editing the template.

⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
82 Health · B
Maintenance 95/100
Rating quality 76/100
Support 70/100

82 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

87 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 52/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+19% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

458

now · peak 1.9K

45430d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Add Code To Head · #4202 you Scripts n Styles · #1075 Code Embed · #1500 WebberZone Snippetz · #5019

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

151per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

4mo ago

latest release · v1.23

6

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.23 · 4mo ago1.17 · 1.4y ago1.15 · 5.2y ago1.13 · 10.0y ago1.09 · 13.9y ago1.07 · 13.9y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 34% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.23 34%
v1.15 28%
v1.17 27%
v1.13 10%
Older / other versions 0.9%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
3K–4K ≈3.9K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-10-15 · 1,430 observations

3KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.23
Last updated
4mo ago
Added
2012-09-23 · 13 yrs old
Requires WP
6.1
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
8.0

Recent review vibe

read from the latest 2 reviews to 2017-05-22
Positive Praise

Both reviewers say it does exactly one job well, adding code to the head section without fuss.

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. overneathe
    9.3y ago

    Works flawlessly

    Read on wp.org ↗
  2. neerav
    9.9y ago

    used this plugin to add some google code to <head></head>

    Read on wp.org ↗

Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.21 Fixed bug that caused extra space to be added to head contents. Code quality and best-practice pass. No database schema changes; existing saved code is unaffected. 1.21
  2. Version 1.19 Fix for CVE ID: CVE‑2025‑48314 Stored head code is sanitized for users without unfiltered_html , mitigating the cross-site scripting (XSS) issue for untrusted roles Note: arbitrary code insertion on public pages remains 1.19
  3. Version 1.17 Tested compatibility up to WP 6.7.1 Added note about Wordfence error that might be encountered 1.17
  4. Version 1.15 Tested compatibility up to WP 5.7.2 Reformatted script: converted tabs to spaces 1.15
  5. Version 1.13 Tested compatibility up to WP 4.6.1 1.13
  6. Version 1.11 Name changed to (hopefully) reduce confusion. 1.11

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2025-08-25 CVE-2025-48314 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.17 Patched in 1.23

Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.

CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2024-12-10 4K+ → 3K+ down after 394 days in tier
  2. 2023-11-12 5K+ → 4K+ down

Competes with

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