Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head>
by Rob Bakker · Uncategorized
A simple, small, free and fast plugin to add/inject HTML, CSS or JavaScript code to the <head> HTML part of your site.
41 health vs 56 average across 11,131 Uncategorized plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2939 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
84
now · peak 174
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-05-04 20+ → 10+ down after 63 days in band
- 2025-03-02 10+ → 20+ up after 77 days in band
- 2024-12-15 20+ → 10+ down after 7 days in band
- 2024-12-08 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2024-12-07 20+ → 10+ down after 196 days in band
- 2024-05-25 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in band
- 2024-05-23 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
- 2024-05-22 10+ → 20+ up after 3 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Head & Footer Code 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advance Custom HTML – Show Live Code, Share Snippets, Embed Code, and Style Them Your Way. 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B - S Scripts To Footer 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
- W wp_head() cleaner 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
- H HiFi (Head Injection, Foot Injection) 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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