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.
78 health vs 67 average across 1,075 Performance plugins
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
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
571
now · peak 9.5K
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.
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
10mo ago
latest release · v0.7.3
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-17 · 1,432 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 ↗- ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee3.4y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ 321abc5.2y ago
Works perfectly and has all the options you could possibly want from a load scripts in footer plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tom7.1y ago
This is great idea.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LELB Society7.2y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ asgard87.6y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ rifel8.0y ago
Thanks to the author
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DragoWeb8.8y ago
Thanks for this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gulshan Kumar8.8y 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
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
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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Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Head & Footer Code 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Speculative Loading 70K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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