Simple Header Footer HTML
by Otto Kekäläinen · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin for injecting HTML into various places in your WordPress theme output.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.2K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “css”, “footer” and “header” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,751 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 32.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 5.5.24.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2278 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2278 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| footer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| header your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| https your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| js your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 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
- “css”, “footer” and “header” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 386 · 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
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 6 Aug 2020
2
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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 4K.
At the current install trend, crossing 5K+ in roughly 400 days.
Install history since 19 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ John Webber5.5y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ CyberCobre5.7y ago
It works.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Seravo.com6.6y ago
Crude and simple, but works well..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robintel10.8y ago
Works as advertised, no hassle! Great tool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hdr811.1y ago
Simple and does the job. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcusasiabc11.3y ago
It dos a simple but very needed jobs, saves me from directly modifying php files.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imdreamer12.5y ago
i have installed and activated it, but i can’t find a place to edit my header ..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Otto Kekäläinen12.7y 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
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
1 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 686 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 3K+ → 4K+ up after 85 days in tier
- 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
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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