WordPress plugin comparison

Force jQuery in Head vs Simple Header Footer Scripts

Force jQuery in Head

by Jagdish Sarma

100+ installs5.0

Simple Header Footer Scripts

by Bharat Mandava

10+ installs

At a glance

Force jQuery in Head has more active installs: 100+, against 10+ for Simple Header Footer Scripts.
On a typical day, Force jQuery in Head is downloaded about 4 times, Simple Header Footer Scripts about 1.
Simple Header Footer Scripts has no reviews yet.
Force jQuery in Head was updated more recently: Nov 5, 2026, against Jun 4, 2018 for Simple Header Footer Scripts.
Force jQuery in Head is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.9.35 for Simple Header Footer Scripts.
Simple Header Footer Scripts has been around longer: since 2018, against 2020 for Force jQuery in Head.

Force jQuery in Head leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Force jQuery in Head	Simple Header Footer Scripts
Popular rank	#13,854	#42,926
Active installs	100+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	229	26
Rating	5.0(1)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.9.35
Search multiplier	×0.39	×0.00
Last release	5 days ago	8 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6	–

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