Simple Header Footer HTML
by Otto Kekäläinen · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin for injecting HTML into various places in your WordPress theme output.
47 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.20.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2214 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 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
250
now · peak 339
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
8.6y ago
latest release · v1.2.2
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-05-27 · 1,441 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 ↗- ★★★★★ John Webber5.3y ago
Thank you for this simple and effective plugin. I’ve tried using it with shortcodes, but it doesn’t seem to work. I’d like to place a static block into it and then design the block with a drag and drop builder. That would expand the usability of the plugin so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CyberCobre5.6y ago
It works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seravo.com6.4y ago
Crude and simple, but works well..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robintel10.6y ago
Works as advertised, no hassle! Great tool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hdr810.9y ago
Simple and does the job. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcusasiabc11.1y ago
It dos a simple but very needed jobs, saves me from directly modifying php files.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imdreamer12.4y ago
i have installed and activated it, but i can’t find a place to edit my header ..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Otto Kekäläinen12.5y ago
Does what it says, solves a simple problem but very well.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-07 4K+ → 3K+ down after 305 days in tier
- 2025-08-06 5K+ → 4K+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 3K+ → 4K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-24 2K+ → 3K+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 83 days in tier
- 2024-11-22 4K+ → 3K+ down after 69 days in tier
- 2024-09-14 5K+ → 4K+ down after 10 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★ · 3 shared tags D
- A Assets to footer 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Easy Header Footer – Speedup, Security and Minify 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
Footer header JS & CSS 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D -
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
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