Head, Footer and Post Injections

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1. ★★★★★ doug2son

   5mo ago

   This plugin is invaluable… but all of the sudden it’s very hard to find it in the WordPress plugin search function. I had to go back to another site is was already installed on, find it and download it. Not showing up anymore in WordPress Plugin Search.

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2. ★★★★★ Alex

   9mo ago

   Has been my go-to header/footer injection plugin for years, works great and is consistently updated.

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3. ★★★★★ americiu

   10mo ago

   Works perfectly, simple plugin that gets the job done.

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4. ★★★★★ gleggio

   11mo ago

   I’ve been using this a few years and I really appreciate the efficiency of it.

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5. ★★★★★ rapidnet

   1.1y ago

   This is a great plugin for when you need something a little less common added to your site, like a custom cookie function, or even some off the beaten track analytics etc.

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6. ★★★★★ evamr99

   1.2y ago

   The plugin was working fine, but suddenly one day it corrupted my website. It started appearing as dangerous on Google search, with warnings about fraud, and eventually began showing ads instead of my actual site content. I thought it was malware, so I restored backups, but the problem persisted. I then decided to deactivate all plugins and reactivate them one by one, until I got to this one and realized it was the culprit. It gave me a huge scare and cost me a lot of time. I will not be using this plugin again.

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7. ★★★★★ vvittorioso

   1.2y ago

   uno dei migliori plugin per wp

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8. ★★★★★ Albertus

   1.3y ago

   This plugin is very useful and delightful.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.3.6 Version number fix 3.3.6
2. — Version 3.3.5 Fixed not visible options on the admin side 3.3.5
3. — Version 3.3.4 Improved the after “body” tag injection (Markus Sandelin) Not completely removed the page buggering due to the possible use of “generic tags” (probably no one use) Fixed a int conversion PHP warning Started an admin page 3.3.4
4. — Version 3.3.3 WP 6.9 check PCP Check 3.3.3
5. — Version 3.3.1 Breaking changes (see below) Disabled by default PHP on multisite installations Added constant HEADER_FOOTER_MULTISITE_ALLOW_PHP to be used on wp-config.php to enable PHP on multisite installations Added constant HEADER_ 3.3.1

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.1 Head, Footer and Post Injections <= 3.3.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Code Injection in Multisite Environments ↗
   2025-02-20 CVE-2024-13900 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') Affects <= 3.3.0 Patched in 3.3.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 39 languages, 9 at 90% or more

Plus 15 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-10 300K+ → 200K+ down after 588 days in tier
2. 2024-11-29 400K+ → 300K+ 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).

• Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Insert Headers And Footers 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• S SOGO Add Script to Individual Pages Header Footer 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Easy Google AdSense 5K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Head, Footer and Post Injections: 200K+ active installs, 4.9★ (735 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/header-footer