Embed Code – Headers & Footers by DesignBombs
by designbombs · Analytics
The easiest way to embed code in the head or footer of your site, globally or on a per-page/post basis.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “embed code”, “embed javascript” and “footer code” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 67 average across 1,826 Analytics plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.5%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 61.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Analytics plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,007 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Analytics plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
Details
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
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1914 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1914 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| embed code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| embed javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| footer code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| header code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tracking code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “embed code”, “embed javascript” and “footer code” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 510 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.4 · 4 Aug 2021
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Computing4All5.6y ago
I wish I could give 10 out of 5 to the embed-code plugin. You can add separate header and footer codes for each post and page. One can easily add structured data to improve SEO using the embed-code plugin. You can also embed one code to all pages and posts (such as for google analytics.) I received excellent support from the embed-code team. Some of my posts were not embedding intended codes. The embed-code support team dug deep into the issue, researched other plugins that caused the problem, and solved it. Way above five star ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davidacardona6.2y ago
It just works for all the site and for specific posts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sderekoy9.4y ago
Similar plugin I used to use didn’t work on some of my custom pages. This one works which is great! Thanks for the plugin…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rodionreid10.3y ago
This plugin is really easy to use for code embedding. You can choose to embed to the page header or to the page bottom (works on a whole site). Easy to understand and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mchampa10.9y ago
Very simple and easy to use. Simplest one I’ve seen. Good job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bledi201611.0y ago
This option is Very easy to use and helpfull . I made my website footer using this plug-in and I am happy 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The easiest way to embed code in the head or footer of your site, globally or on a per-page/post basis."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, Facebook.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 745 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "embed javascript", "header code" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 311 days in tier
- 2025-06-13 6K+ → 5K+ down after 195 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 7K+ → 6K+ down after 180 days in tier
- 2024-06-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Vanilla Bean – Meta Maid 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
AddFunc Head & Footer Code 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Content Snippet Manager 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Tracking Code for Google Analytics 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag - A Average Head & Footer Code 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag D
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