JavaScript to Footer
by Vladimir Prelovac · Performance
Also makes 20 other plugins · 18.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin automatically moves JavaScript code to page footer, speeding up page loading time.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
500+
≈570 estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “footer”, “javascript” and “optimization” 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.
39 health vs 69 average across 1,808 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 81.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,103 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Performance 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 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.
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 4331 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 3.81★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4331 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| footer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| optimization 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). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “footer”, “javascript” and “optimization” 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 271 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ AB Siddik10.1y ago
I used and face some of bad experience with it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Zudwa10.8y ago
Good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ convictedvapour10.8y 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 Haque11.2y ago
It breaks sidebar widgets, adsense, search box, subscription box, etc.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rob Robot11.5y ago
Thank you Vladimir Prelovac for this great plugin. It’s work for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ macdonjo11.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ Lion7011.7y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ sureno11.8y 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
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,771 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "optimization" does not.
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 after 947 days in tier
- 2021-09-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 333 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).
- 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 -
Smart JavaScript Auto Loader 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
AMP 300K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C
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