WordPress plugin comparison

Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head> vs Header and Footer Scripts

Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head>

by Rob Bakker

10+ installs

Header and Footer Scripts

by Anand Kumar

200K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Header and Footer Scripts has more active installs: 200K+, against 10+ for Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head>.
On a typical day, Header and Footer Scripts is downloaded about 444 times, Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head> about 1.
Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head> has no reviews yet.
Header and Footer Scripts was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Jun 30, 2018 for Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head>.
Header and Footer Scripts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head>.
Header and Footer Scripts has been around longer: since 2014, against 2018 for Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head>.

Header and Footer Scripts leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Add HTML, JavaScript and CSS to <head>	Header and Footer Scripts
Popular rank	#47,639	#247
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	30	12.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(58)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	4.9.35	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.88
Last release	8 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	5.2.4	5.6

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