JavaScript to Footer
by Vladimir Prelovac · Performance
Also makes 14 other plugins · 28.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin automatically moves JavaScript code to page footer, speeding up page loading time.
39 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, 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 4267 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 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
202
now · peak 201
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-21 · 1,426 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AB Siddik10.0y ago
I used and face some of bad experience with it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zudwa10.6y ago
Good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ convictedvapour10.7y ago
This plugin fails to do it’s job and breaks many sites I tetsed with DO NOT USE IT!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Qamrul Haque11.1y ago
It breaks sidebar widgets, adsense, search box, subscription box, etc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rob Robot11.3y ago
Thank you Vladimir Prelovac for this great plugin. It’s work for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ macdonjo11.5y ago
It moved a lot of the files as it should. Great plugin for those who know what they are doing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lion7011.6y ago
I tried this plugin to help speed up my site and fix the ‘render blocking scripts’ issues. According to pagespeed it did neither. I usually try the support area first before leaving a bad review but, when I went there I did not see the plugin author reply to any of the support threads; nor do I see the plugin author replying to any of the review posts here. Which tells me the plugin author isn’t going to give me or anyone else any help.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sureno11.6y ago
Thanks a lot, your plugin it’s good for me.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-26 600+ → 500+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 700+ → 600+ down after 241 days in tier
- 2025-04-20 800+ → 700+ down after 202 days in tier
- 2024-09-30 900+ → 800+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2024-04-25 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-04-23 1K+ → 900+ 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).
- S SOGO Add Script to Individual Pages Header Footer 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- S Scripts To Footer 7K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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WP Deferred JavaScripts 800+ installs · 3.4★ · 2 shared tags F - J jQuery Image Lazy Load WP 800+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Smart JavaScript Auto Loader 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/footer-javascript" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="JavaScript to Footer — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> JavaScript to Footer: 500+ active installs, 2.9★ (16 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-28. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/footer-javascript