WordPress plugin comparison

Create cached wp header footer vs Simple Header and Footer

Create cached wp header footer

by Johan Wiegel

Fewer than 10 installs

Simple Header and Footer

by Alberto Reineri

70+ installs5.0

At a glance

Simple Header and Footer has more active installs: 70+, against fewer than 10 for Create cached wp header footer.
On a typical day, Simple Header and Footer is downloaded about 6 times, Create cached wp header footer about 1.
Create cached wp header footer has no reviews yet.
Simple Header and Footer was updated more recently: Sep 24, 2026, against Jul 12, 2021 for Create cached wp header footer.
Simple Header and Footer is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.7.21 for Create cached wp header footer.
Create cached wp header footer has been around longer: since 2020, against 2024 for Simple Header and Footer.

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

Metric	Create cached wp header footer	Simple Header and Footer
Popular rank	#59,326	#18,757
Active installs	Fewer than 10	70+
Downloads, last 30 days	35	154
Rating	No ratings	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.7.21	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.35
Last release	5 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	7.0	7.4

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