WordPress plugin comparison

Google Hosted AJAX Libraries vs Header and Footer Scripts

Google Hosted AJAX Libraries

by w3prodigy

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 Google Hosted AJAX Libraries.
On a typical day, Header and Footer Scripts is downloaded about 444 times, Google Hosted AJAX Libraries about 1.
Google Hosted AJAX Libraries has no reviews yet.
Header and Footer Scripts was updated more recently: Feb 1, 2026, against Jul 10, 2011 for Google Hosted AJAX Libraries.
Header and Footer Scripts is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.0.5 for Google Hosted AJAX Libraries.
Google Hosted AJAX Libraries has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Header and Footer Scripts.

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

Metric	Google Hosted AJAX Libraries	Header and Footer Scripts
Popular rank	#46,317	#247
Active installs	10+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	21	12.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(58)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.0.5	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.88
Last release	15 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	5.6

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