Enhanced Header / Footer Injections
by chriscarvache · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 90+ installs across the portfolio →
Add code to the header and footer sections of your site on a page-per-page basis.
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Health
D 42/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈80 estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “scripts”, “styles” and “wp footer” 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.
42 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 16K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
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 5334 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
3.3★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.00★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5334 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ehfi your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| scripts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| styles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp footer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp head your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “scripts”, “styles” and “wp footer” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 87 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
14.6y ago
latest release · v0.2 · 24 Mar 2012
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 19 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lolaru8911.6y ago
Amazing plugin!!!!! Recommend to everyone!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.5y ago
This should be removed from the plugin directory.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ astounding00712.8y ago
Gives bunch of “Warning” errors. Clearly not updates for a long time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theileriordan13.1y ago
Plugin worked great for my needs. I wanted a plugin that would allow me to insert header meta data to instruct Facebook on what images to offer when sharing based on these instructions. It worked like charm.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oskarmothander13.2y ago
I enabled the plugin, added a global footer with some html-code enabled it for pages which is the only thing I’m using. Result = nothing added. In footer.php I only use: <footer>wp_footer();</footer>
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ RevelationTravis13.8y ago
I’ve used a plugin called HiFi (Header Injection Footer Injection) for quite some time. I loved it’s simplicity and functionality. With WordPress version 3.5, that plugin suddenly stopped working and wasn’t in the repository any more. So I found this one. It does essentially the same thing with even more bells and whistles. I love that it doesn’t add any additional comments or other fluff to the code – just what you type in and nothing more! I can’t express how much I appreciate that. I only have one complaint (this can be read as “feature request”) about this plugin – I would love to see the ability to restrict it’s use based on the role. For example, an administrator can use it, but an editor can not.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ neilpayne14.0y ago
I wanted to edit the header and footer on just one page, it does the trick. Thanks to the author!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add code to the header and footer sections of your site on a page-per-page basis."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 368 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ehfi", "scripts", "styles", "wp_footer", "wp_head" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-16 80+ → 70+ down after 97 days in tier
- 2026-07-11 90+ → 80+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 100+ → 90+ down after 1049 days in tier
- 2023-07-30 200+ → 100+ down after 299 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 300+ → 200+ down after 426 days in tier
- 2021-08-04 500+ → 300+ down after 654 days in tier
- 2019-10-20 1K+ → 500+ down
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).
- W WP Scripts Customizer 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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Version Assets 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Scripts & Styles Optimizer 90+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags D -
Optimize Scripts & Styles 50+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Enqueue 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - D Disable Styles & Scripts 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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