Simple Header and Footer
by Alberto Reineri · Analytics
Simple Header and Footer Plugin let you easily insert code in the header (between and tags) and in the footer (before the tag).
51 health vs 65 average across 487 Analytics plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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.
Room to improve
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 887 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 2024-01-10 · 919 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
45
now · peak 84
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2024-01-09 · 920 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 20+ → 30+ up after 113 days in band
- 2026-03-19 30+ → 20+ down after 193 days in band
- 2025-09-07 40+ → 30+ down after 37 days in band
- 2025-08-01 50+ → 40+ down after 84 days in band
- 2025-05-09 60+ → 50+ down after 127 days in band
- 2025-01-02 50+ → 60+ up after 12 days in band
- 2024-12-21 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in band
- 2024-12-15 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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
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