Scripts To Footer
by Joshua David Nelson · Performance
Also makes 2 other plugins · 32K+ installs across the portfolio →
Move your scripts to the footer to help speed up perceived page load times and improve user experience.
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Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.5K estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “footer” for “scripts”. “footer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scripts” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
74 health vs 69 average across 1,806 Performance plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 257.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Performance plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,099 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 348 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 37 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| scripts | #4 | #7 | up 1 |
| move scripts head to footer | #5 | #8 | down 1 |
| add scripts | #9 | #11 | down 3 |
| header and footer scripts | #15 | #16 | 0 |
| header footer scripts | #15 | #16 | down 1 |
| javascript to footer | #20 | #17 | down 3 |
| footer javascript | #24 | #17 | 0 |
| footer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| head your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| javascript your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| performance your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| speed your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
24 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 17 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
- Swap “footer” for “scripts”. “footer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scripts” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 9.5K · 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
12mo ago
latest release · v0.7.3 · 17 Nov 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% 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 “7K+”. 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 17 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee3.6y ago
Move jquery to my footer with no issues, have been researching and seemed to be near impossible. Should have checked the Repository first! Scripts to Footer is a GREAT plugin! Thanks SO much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 321abc5.4y ago
Works perfectly and has all the options you could possibly want from a load scripts in footer plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tom7.3y ago
This is great idea.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LELB Society7.4y ago
After installing this plugin, I noticed my site being loaded quite faster. This plugin is a miracle worker. I use SG Optimizer and needed to use a plugin that does not have any conflict with SG Optimizer. After doing so much research, I finally came across this one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ asgard87.8y ago
Yo lo utilizo en mi site y va genial, principalmente lo puede usar con sites sin scripts en sliders y demás.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rifel8.1y ago
Thanks to the author
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DragoWeb9.0y ago
Thanks for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gulshan Kumar9.0y ago
Your plugin deserves lots of love and support, added to favourite. I will make sure to recommend it as much as possible. Thank you so much dear Developer.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.7.3 Tested up to WordPress 6.8.3 Add composer support Update github actions 0.7.3
- — Version 0.7.2 Tested up to WordPress 6.4.2. Bump minimum WordPress version to 5.3, aligning with minimum PHP support. A bunch of code tidy, fix coding standards, typos, and CI. h/t @szepeviktor Add github actions 0.7.2
- — Version 0.7.1 Remove duplicated plugin header to fix fresh install error. 0.7.1
- — Version 0.7.0 Update tested WP up to 6.1.1 Update minimum PHP to 7.4 Restructuring files to match plugin boilerplate structure. 0.7.0
- — Version 0.6.4.1 Update Github Action to publish from github to WP.org. 0.6.4.1
- — Version 0.6.4 Removed unnecessary logging functions and added a debug check before logging anything. Tidy up code spacing and inline-documentation. Added STF_DEBUG for use in error logging function with WP_DEBUG , both must be true be 0.6.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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
4 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 "Move your scripts to the footer to help speed up perceived page load times and improve user experience."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "if you want", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 6 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,349 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "javascript", "performance" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-28 8K+ → 7K+ down after 227 days in tier
- 2025-09-13 9K+ → 8K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-11 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-09 9K+ → 8K+ down after 220 days in tier
- 2025-02-01 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1267 days in tier
- 2021-08-14 20K+ → 10K+ down after 736 days in tier
- 2019-08-09 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1225 days in tier
- 2016-04-01 8K+ → 10K+ up after 107 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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Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Head & Footer Code 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Speculative Loading 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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